About Hunger:

In the United States:

• 1 in 10 households do not have enough food..
• Food banks in the US provide food to 25 million people, including 9 million children.
• In 2005, 1 in every 5 children lived in poverty.  Children living in poverty are usually hungry.

In New Jersey:

• Over one million children live in poverty.
• One out of every three people who receive food through the FoodBank is a child..

In Monmouth and Ocean Counties:

• Poverty among children is increasing.  In 2000, at the time of the last Census, almost 10% of all children lived in poverty in Monmouth County, and 13% of all children lived in poverty in Ocean County. 
• The FoodBank provides food for 19,000 children each year.