Reality of Hunger in the Houston Area. Reynalda Garza and granddaughters Martha’s Kitchen.

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Reality of Hunger in the Houston Area

Reynalda Garza and granddaughters Martha’s Kitchen

Child Hunger Indicators Extreme thinness Puffy/swollen skin Dry, cracked lips Chronic sickness Saving or hoarding food Inability to concentrate

Hunger Every Day Each day, 35,000 suffer from hunger

Children under 18 44% HFB Clients

Households with at least one working adult 47% HFB Clients

Households with at least one member in poor health 30% HFB Clients

Homeless 15% HFB Clients

Poverty 891,432 Food Insecurity 932,253

The Poverty Gap $8,000

11 Poverty is Growing In 6 years, Houston MSA grew from 3.7M to more than 5M; 16% are poor In Houston, 22.9% poverty rate Texas has third-highest food insecurity rate at 16%; fourth-highest hunger rate

Lbs per poor person Annualized HFB 42 National 60

It’s More than Food

Food vs. Rent 43% Tough Choices

Food vs. Utilities 47% Tough Choices

Food vs. Medicine 37% Tough Choices

Family Budget Average family 4% Low income family 10%

Average family 11% Low income family 32% Family Budget

Reality of Hunger in the Houston Area