Clevelanders are going hungry at a high rate. The Cleveland Foodbank’s services are in high demand — just look at their statistics below:
Over the past few years, demand for the Foodbank’s services has been increasing. Overall, the Cleveland Foodbank’s food distribution has increased by nearly 50% over the last two years from 21.6 million pounds of food in 2008 to 32.9 million in 2010. This was the highest in the Foodbank’s 30-year history.
In addition, according to the 2009 American Community Survey:
- Cleveland ranks the 2nd poorest big city with 1 in 3 people living in poverty.
- 51.3% of Cleveland’s children are poor.
- 18.6% of people in Cuyahoga county are poor.
- One in five children in Ohio live in poverty (21.9%).
- One in four children in Cuyahoga county live in poverty (26.6%)
Even though the holidays (aka the “caring season”) are over, your help is still needed. In fact, people often need more help after the holidays, when donations and charity have dried up.
Learn more about the Cleveland Foodbank and how you can help:
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