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Quick Facts

>>>1 in 6 Americans is food insecure.

 

>>>13.1% of Pennsylvanians, or 1, 674, 420 people are food insecure.
 

>>>The Community Food Warehouse serves over 4, 200 families in Mercer County. In 2014 we distributed over 1.33 million pounds of food-which was a 27% increase over 2013!

 

>>>12.8% or 14, 760 Mercer County residents are food insecure.

 

>>>19.5% of the county's children suffer from food insecurity.

 

>>>31% of all CFWMC clients are children.

 

>>>Our Backpack Program provides weekend meals to over 940 children in 10 school districts.

 

>>>In 2013, 17% of all CFWMC clients were senior citizens.
 

>>>Our Senior Food Box Program (CSFP) supplies over 400 seniors with monthly food boxes.

Map the Meal Gap

 

Click the map to learn more about hunger here in Mercer County

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