Food Bank of West Central Texas Member Agencies reporting number of people seeking assistance is greater now - 68.8% of pantries, 64.6% of soup kitchens, and 33.3% of shelters indicate that they serve more clients now than they did in 2006.
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 Who Receives Emergency Food Assistance:
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Agencies served by the Food Bank of West Central Texas provide food for a
broad cross-section of households. Key characteristics include:
- 21% of the members of the household served are children under 18 years old
- 6% of the members of the household are children age 0 to 5 years
- 31% of the members of the household are elderly
- About 72% of clients are no-Hispanic white, 5% are non-Hispanic black, 22% are
Hispanic, and the rest are from other racial groups - 41% of the households include at least one employed adult
- 53% have incomes below the federal poverty level during the previous month
- 1% are homeless