35% of Loudon Food Pantry patrons are under 18, 24% over 60 and 41% between the ages of 18 and 60.
From January to July 2016, Loudon Food Pantry gave out enough food to make 35,690 meals.
In the State of New Hampshire, 1 in 9 people struggle with hunger.
Families are not only visiting food pantries to meet temporary, acute food needs – instead, for the majority of people seeking food assistance, food pantries are now a part of households’ long term strategy to supplement monthly shortfalls in food. Hunger in America 2010 study
From Paycheck to Pantry
While more than half (54%) of all client households have a member that has worked for pay in the past 12 months, these households still experience difficulties in meeting their basic needs. Limited hours, changes in employment status, low incomes, and competing household expenses are some of the common challenges.
- Nearly nine out of ten (89%) client households with employment report an annual household income of $30,000 or less.
- More than two-thirds (69%) of working client households live at or below the federal poverty line, which was $23,550 for a family of four in 2013, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
- Many client households face challenges in securing full-time positions, with more than half (57%) of working client households reporting part-time employment (30 hours or less per week).
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