Hunger Issues Forum SCC 2010 - Drew Starbird (Hunger Index)

Hunger Issues Forum SCC 2010 - Drew Starbird (Hunger Index)

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  The Hunger Index2009: Santa Clara & San Mateo Counties Dr. S. Andrew Starbird Cindy McCown Alana Sampson Michael Enos
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  What is theHunger Index? An aggregate measure of the need for food by the most vulnerable members of our community. The proportion of need that is unmet (1=bad; 0=good). An index for comparing performance year-to-year and region-to-region. A measure of how well we are serving those in need.
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  Why is theHunger Index important? It measures whether we are achieving our goals. It helps forecast the need for food assistance in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties. It helps food assistance programs make strategic decisions about activities. It communicates the need in an accessible way (missing meals). It helps our partners (agencies, contributors, government) understand the need for food in the community.
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  Methodology Based ondata from US Department of Commerce, USDA, CHIS, UCLA, SC County, SM County, and our partners. Three main components: Total meals required to be healthy, total meals purchased by households, and total food assistance provided. As estimates turn into actuals, we update our index to ensure consistency. Thank you to all the agencies that provided data!
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  Calculating Missing MealsTMR- MP - FAP = MM TMR: Total Meals Required (By needy households per year) MP: Meals Purchased (Meals purchased by needy households with their own funds) FAP: Food Assistance Provided (The sum of all meals distributed by food assistance programs) MM: Missing Meals
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  The Hunger IndexThe ratio of the unmet need for food assistance to the total need for food assistance. HI= MM /(TMR- MP ) Total need for food assistance Unmet need for food assistance
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  Santa Clara County2009 292.6 M 401.2 M
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  18% of total households 19% 41% Number of Meals Short per household per year
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  Food Assistance Provided2009 in Santa Clara County
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  Food Assistance: Closingthe Gap 401.2M 292.6M Meals Purchased with Household Income Need for Food Assistance Food Assistance Provided Missing Meals 109.4 M 183.1M 63% 37%
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  Santa Clara CountyHunger Index 37% 33% 63% 67% 178.7M 89.5M 183.1M 109.4M Total Need for Food Assistance (Millions of Meals)
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  San Mateo County2009 84.6 M 159.4 M
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  Number of MealsShort per household per year 20% of total households
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  Food Assistance Provided2009 in San Mateo County
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  Food Assistance: Closingthe Gap 84.6 M 159.4 M Meals Purchased with Household Income 55.4M 29.2 M 65% Missing Meals Food Assistance Provided
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  San Mateo CountyHunger Index 65% 71% 35% 29% 55.2 M 22.9M Total Need for Food Assistance (Millions of Meals)
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  Total Hunger IndexCombined Santa Clara & San Mateo Counties 63% 68% 37% 32% Total Need for Food Assistance (Millions of Meals) 233.9M 112.5M 238.5M 138.7M
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  Summary of HI2009 We’re meeting more of the need: Hunger index down 4%! Population grew, purchasing power declined, total need for food assistance up 8-9%. Agencies step up: 23% increase in food assistance provided. Leading the charge: SNAP, School Meals, the Food Bank A long way to go: 238 million Missing Meals Missing meals could feed 218,000 (less than population of Marin County)
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  Turning the Corneron Hunger The message: We can solve this problem. What would it take to reduce the HI by 1%? Less than 3 million meals in SC County Less than 850 thousand meals in SM County The community rose to the challenge in 2009. None of us can solve this problem on our own, but together we can make a meaningful difference.
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  Thank you! DrewStarbird Cindy McCown Alana Sampson Michael Enos