Type of Agency that Operates the Program (10.6)
Table 10.6.1 shows types of agencies operating each type of program.
Table 10.6.1
TYPE OF AGENCY THAT OPERATES THE PROGRAM
Type of Agency That Operates the Program |
Pantry Programs |
Kitchen Programs |
Shelter Programs |
Agencies with Pantry, Kitchen, or Shelter |
All Agencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Faith-based or religion-affiliated nonprofit |
73.6% |
64.7% |
43.1% |
68.5% |
56.1% |
Other private nonprofit |
18.3% |
27.9% |
50.1% |
23.4% |
33.3% |
Governmental |
2.3% |
2.5% |
1.8% |
2.4% |
3.5% |
Community Action Program (CAP) |
3.2% |
1.8% |
1.6% |
2.9% |
2.6% |
Othera |
2.6% |
3.0% |
3.4% |
2.8% |
4.5% |
TOTAL |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
SAMPLE SIZE (N) |
18,436 |
4,514 |
2,704 |
21,834 |
31,111 |
Source:
This table was constructed based on usable responses to
Question 28 of the agency survey
.
Notes:
The percentages presented in this table are based only on
usable responses, excluding missing, don't know, and refusal responses.
All usable responses were weighted as described in Chapter 3 and
in the Technical Appendix
volume to represent all emergency food programs of the A2H National Network. The sample sizes (N) also include missing data.
Missing, don’t know, and refusal responses combined are 4.8% for pantry programs, 5.5% for kitchen programs, 4.5% for shelter programs, 4.8% for agencies with pantry, kitchen, or shelter programs, and 4.5% for all agencies.
a This includes various community-based organizations.
Table 10.6.1 shows that 73.6% of the pantries, 64.7% of the kitchens, and 43.1% of the shelters are run by faith-based or religion-affiliated nonprofit agencies. In addition:
- 68.5% of agencies operating emergency feeding programs are faith-based.
- 2.3% of the pantries, 2.5% of the kitchens, and 1.8% of the shelters are run by government-affiliated agencies.
- The remaining agencies are operated by other kinds of private nonprofit organizations, such as community-based charities or philanthropic organizations.
