How many clients received emergency food from the A2H network of food banks?
• The A2H system served an estimated 24 to 27 million unduplicated people annually, with a midpoint of 25.3 million. This includes 22 to 25 million pantry users, 1.2 to 1.4 million kitchen users, and 0.8 million shelter users (Table 4.2.1). • Approximately 4.5 million different people receive emergency food assistance from the A2H system in any given week (Table 4.2.1). WHO RECEIVES EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE? A2H Network agencies serve a broad cross-section of households in America. Estimates of key characteristics include: • 36.4% of the members of households served by the A2H National Network are children under 18 years old • 8% of the members of households are children age 0 to 5 years • 10% of the members of households are elderly • About 40% of clients are non-Hispanic white; 38% are non-Hispanic black, and the rest are from other racial groups. 17% are Hispanic 36% of households include at least one employed adult. • 68% have incomes below the official federal poverty level durin
