Did you know . . . . .

• There are 100 food pantries in the Kent County Food Pantry network

• Currently, over 5,500 households are serviced by Kent County food pantries each month, 1/3 of the households are new to the pantry system

• Many pantry clients are employed but work at low-paying, part-time jobs that do not cover all of their families basic needs

• The vast majority of households using food pantries have incomes below the poverty level and nearly 50% have incomes under $10,000 per year

• Over 170,000 children were served by pantries last year

• Over 50% of pantry clients come only once or twice in a year's time,  while 20% come more than 7 times in a year (the majority of these folks are disabled or have extended needs)

• Food Pantries depend on community support & donations to fill their shelves

• For more information about hunger go to www.bread.org or www.usccb.org/cchd/povertyusa/tour

Thanks for supporting the Pantry network in addressing

the hunger needs in our community!

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