Other Facilities Agencies Provide in Addition to Food Distribution (10.5.3)
In addition to other services provided by their programs, agencies were asked whether they provide other facilities at the agency level for their clients. Table 10.5.3 summarizes the results.
Table 10.5.3
OTHER FACILITIES AGENCIES PROVIDE IN ADDITION TO
FOOD DISTRIBUTION, BY PROGRAM TYPE
|
|
Agencies with Pantry, Kitchen, or Shelter |
|---|---|
Health clinic |
5.5% |
Group home for physically/mentally disadvantaged |
3.0% |
Other residential facility |
10.3% |
Child day care program |
7.4% |
Youth after school program |
13.3% |
Summer camp serving low-income clients |
8.6% |
Senior congregate feeding program |
6.5% |
Other a |
13.4% |
No other facilities/programs |
55.6% |
SAMPLE SIZE (N) |
21,834 |
Source:
This table was constructed based on usable responses to
Question 27 of the agency survey
.
Notes:
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 18.3%.
a This includes learning centers, food delivery services, and day programs for mentally disabled adults.
As many as 5.5% of agencies also operate health clinics. Other facilities run by agencies include:
- 3.0% of agencies run group homes for physically/mentally disadvantaged.
- 10.3% of agencies run other types of residential facilities.
- 7.4% of agencies run child day care programs.
- 13.3% of agencies run youth after-school programs.
- 8.6% of agencies run summer camps serving low-income clients.
- 6.5% of agencies run senior congregate-feeding programs.
- 13.4% of agencies run some other type of facility not mentioned above.