Food Bank of Eastern Michigan Holiday Campaign 2011
For a secure donation form for the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan, click here.
- $10 gives 60 meals to those in need.
- The Food Bank of Eastern Michigan Holiday Campaign 2011 goal is $875,000
- The number of food insecure by county is now tracked by Feeding America:
- 88,230 in Genesee County are food insecure; 30,600 are children
-16,630 people in Bay County are food insecure; 6,030 are children
- 38,160 people in Saginaw County are food insecure; 12,960 are children.
- Hunger Stats for Eastern Michigan from the Hunger Study:
-41% of those served by the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan had to choose between paying for housing or food.
-26% of those served by the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan reported having to choose between paying for medicine or food.
-42% of those served by the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan reported having to choose between paying for utilities/heat or food.
