Who Are the Hungry?
America is the richest country in the world. And, yet tonight, many of our neighbors
will go to bed hungry. It may be a co-worker, a working mother whose job just doesn’t
make ends meet. Perhaps it is an elderly neighbor who has to make a decision whether to
delay filling a prescription or to buy groceries.
Of those receiving assistance from the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Florida,
it has been calculated:
Education Level
14% grade school or less
63% high school or less
4% business/trade school
14% some college
5% college or beyond
Working Status
49.6% Employed
35.5% unemployed
10.8% disabled
08.6% retired
* Nearly 47% of NE Florida client households have one or more adults who are working.
Housing Status
68% own or rent housing
5% live in potentially marginal housing
27% homeless
Annual Income level by Household
60% Between $10,000 & $14,000
25% Between $17,500& $21,000
10% Between $24,500 & $28,000
5% $30,5000 or above
Lutheran Social Services of Northeast Florida •
Jacksonville, FL 32207 •
904.448.5995/fax 904.448.6044
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