In Orange County, one of the world’s most affluent places, over 456,000 people are at-risk of going hungry sometime every month. Surprisingly, in a time of unprecedented employment rates and economic prosperity, the need is greater than ever. With Orange County’s average rents among the highest in the nation, many working families need to choose between buying enough groceries for the month and keeping a roof over their heads. Those at-risk of going hungry include:

• Children
• Seniors on fixed incomes
• Single-parents
• The working poor
• The disabled
• Temporarily unemployed
• The homeless

HUNGRY CHILDREN
Children make up 38% of the hungry in Orange County*. According to the Orange County Department of Education, one in three students in elementary classrooms receive free or reduced priced lunches, representing over 200,000 students or 38% of the total enrollment for all Orange County schools. The Food Bank serves 80,000 children each month in Orange County.
* 11th Annual Report on The Conditions of Children in Orange County

• More information on childhood hunger

STATISTICS
The following statistics represents the at-risk population in Orange County. This formula was derived by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide an allocation for distribution of the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP).