• About the Study
• Methodology
• Key Findings
• Who We Serve
• How We Serve
  • Agency Profiles
    • Participating Programs
    • Number of Programs
    • Agencies Operating Various Programs
    • Length of Operation
    • Other Services
    • Agency Type
    • Programs Service Selected Clients
    • Change in Number of Clients
    • Seasonality
  • Agency Food Services
  • Agency Capacity
  • Agency Resources
  • Food Banks
• Local Picture
• Snapshot Comparisons
• Media Center

Number of Programs Operated By Agencies (10.2)

Percentages of the agencies operating various types of programs, as well as the total number of programs operated of each program type, are shown in Table 10.2.1.

Table 10.2.1
NUMBER OF PROGRAMS OPERATED BY AGENCIES

	Percentage of All Agencies That Operate the Specified Number of Each Program Type
Number of programs of each  type operated by agencies	Agencies with Pantries	Agencies with Kitchens	Agencies with Shelters	Agencies with Others
1	96.0%	93.4%	92.1%	90.7%
2	1.9%	3.0%	3.5%	3.6%
3 or more	2.2%	3.6%	4.4%	5.7%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
SAMPLE SIZE (N) – Agencies with at least one program for each program type	18,436	4,514	2,704	28,810
Total number of participating agencies		31,111
Total number of programs reported on by participating agencies		54,464

Source:        
This table was constructed based on usable responses to Question 1 of the agency survey .

Among the participating agencies, 18,436 operate at least one pantry program, 4,514 at least one kitchen program, and 2,704 at least one shelter program.  A total of 31,111 agencies provided information about 54,464 programs.