Issues in Food Assistance-The Emergency Food Assistance System: Findings from the Client Survey

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英文名称：

Issues in Food Assistance-The Emergency Food Assistance System: Findings from the Client Survey

作者：

Ronette Briefel; Jonathan Jacobson; Laura Tiehen

工作单位：

USDA's Economic Research Service

来源地址：

https://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/pub-details/?pubid=46629

关键词：

emergency food;  food pantry;  soup kitchen;  community kitchen;  emergency kitchen;  food bank;  emergency food organization;  hunger;  food insecurity;  food security;  food assistance;  faith-based organization; 

年份：

2003

出版地：

Washington, DC, USA

总页数：

3 pp

语种：

English

摘要：

Food pantries and emergency kitchens play an important role in feeding America's low-income and needy populations. These organizations are part of the Emergency Food Assistance System (EFAS), a network run largely by private organizations with some Federal support. This issues brief summarizes findings from a survey of EFAS customers. The survey found that, during a typical month in 2001, food pantries served about 12.5 million people, and emergency kitchens served about 1.1 million people. The majority of EFAS households participate in a Federal food assistance program, including two-thirds of food-pantry clients and 45 percent of emergency-kitchen clients. However, a substantial number of EFAS households do not receive food stamps, though they appear to be eligible for them.