What you should know

In order to address the problem of hunger, first we must understand it. To that end, Hunger in America 2010, the largest study of domestic hunger ever conducted, provides an in-depth look at who is in need, how the need is met, and by whom. As one of Feeding America’s more than 200 member food banks, the Mid-Ohio Foodbank and their network of more than 500 partner agencies were proud to contribute to this study.

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2009 poverty guidelines

USx8

Click here for more info about USx8!Because of food donations and our bulk purchasing power, a $5 donation (the price of a burrito, latte or movie ticket) really equals $40 worth of food! USx8 is a movement to create awareness among a generation strapped for cash that even giving a little goes a long, long way.

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2009 Annual Report | PDF download

2010 Local Hunger Study | PDF download

Mid-Ohio Foodbank Brochure | PDF download

Book covers of The Working Poor by David Shipler, The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls and Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich. Look for them at your local library or book store.

Recommended

Check out these resources for a fuller picture on hunger.

It Was a Wonderful Life, a documentary from 2004 about homeless women, once secure in their middle-class status who through various circumstances were reduced to living on the street.It Was a Wonderful Life, 2004
Documentary about homeless women, once secure in their middle-class status, who through divorce, misfortune, or circumstances were reduced to living on the street.

The Working Poor: Invisible in America, David Shipler
An honest look at a class of working Americans living just steps away from poverty.

The Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls
In this memoir, freelance writer Jeannette Walls chronicles her experience growing up in a homeless family.

Nickel and Dimed, Barbara Ehrenreich
A groundbreaking study of the American working poor.