2. Eliminate child hunger
Goal Four
Eliminate child hunger
47% of HFB clients

3. Child Food Insecurity In southeast Texas 24.2% of all children
415,030 kids

4. Food Stamps
Half of SNAP recipients are children

5. Missing Out
66%
Food insecure kids likely eligible for federal nutrition assistance
Food insecure kids NOT likely eligible for federal nutrition assistance
34%
FA Map the Meal Gap 2012

6. Children in southeast Texas living in poverty
More Poor Kids
Children in southeast Texas living in poverty
Census Bureau, ACS

7. Child Malnutrition Higher risk for: Health problems
Iron deficiency anemia
Stunted growth
Under-performance in school
Low energy

8. What Do Kids Say? Adults don’t think about… Eating fast Shame
Almost running out of food
Don’t mention money much
Sharing meals at friends’ homes
Kinder Institute for Urban Research

9. Backpack Buddy Coordinator
Lizbel Guzman
Backpack Buddy Coordinator

10. Kid-friendly food for weekends
446 schools
42 participating agencies

11. Want to help?
Adopt a school
Pick up for a school …or…
We’ll deliver if you can help with 5 or more schools

12. Lizbel Guzman

13. Jennifer Coronel
Kids Cafe

14. After school and summer 36 sites, such as
• Boys and Girls Clubs
• Schools • Community centers

15. As we expand, more sites needed Jennifer Coronel jcoronel@houstonfoodbank.org 832-369-9202