Food Insecurity in Southwest Florida
Client Demographics
Pounds Distributed
Highlights
Food Insecurity in Southwest Florida
About 151,600 people in our five-county service area do not have consistent access to nutritious food. Nearly one-third of them are children.
All Counties:
Population:
1,282,526Total food insecure:
151,610Total insecurity rate:
11.8%Total food insecure children:
46,470Child food insecurity rate:
20.4%
Charlotte County
Population:
173,236
Food-Insecure Population (Overall):
22,460
Food-Insecure Children:
4,700
Collier County
Population:
356,774
Food-Insecure Population (Overall):
36,120
Food-Insecure Children:
12,400
Glades County
Population:
13,197
Food-Insecure Population (Overall):
1,850
Food-Insecure Children:
470
Hendry County
Population:
39,064
Food-Insecure Population (Overall):
5,130
Food-Insecure Children:
2,500
Lee County
Population:
700,165
Food-Insecure Population (Overall):
86,050
Food-Insecure Children:
26,400
*Map the Meal Gap 2019; Feeding America (Data compiled from 2017)
Client Demographics
26%
Children
15%
Seniors
59%
Other individuals
*Hunger in America Study 2014, Feeding America
Many of the families we serve are faced with difficult choices.
0
had to choose between food and utilities
0
had to choose between food and transportation
0
had to choose between food and healthcare
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had to choose between food and housing
*Hunger in America Study 2014, Feeding America
Pounds Distributed
All Counties:
2014-15:
- 18.4 million pounds of food
- 6.5 million pounds of produce
2015-16:
- 20.6 million pounds of food
- 6.4 million pounds of produce
- 1 million pounds of food distributed out of service area
2016-17:
- 22.3 million pounds of food
- 6.6 pounds of produce
- 2.6 million pounds of food distributed out of service area
2017-18:
- 24 million pounds of food
- 6.4 million pounds of produce
- 1.5 million pounds of food distributed out of service area
2018-19:
- 26.7 million pounds of food
- 6.4 million pounds of produce
- 4.8 million pounds of food distributed out of service area
Amount Needed to feed everyone in our area who is hungry by 2032:
48.6 million pounds of food
Collier County:
2014-15:
- 3.2 million pounds of food
- 1.1 million pounds of produce
2015-16:
- 4.2 million pounds of food
- 1.4 million pounds of produce
2016-17:
- 4.8 million pounds of food
- 1.6 million pounds of produce
2017-18:
- 5.1 million pounds of food
- 1.3 million pounds of produce
2018-19:
- 5.7 million pounds of food
- 1.6 million pounds of produce
Charlotte County:
2014-15:
- 2.2 million pounds of food
- 72,000 pounds of produce
2015-16:
- 2.45 million pounds of food
- 85,000 pounds of produce
2016-17:
- 2.3 million pounds of food
- 86,000 pounds of produce
2017-18:
- 2.7 million pounds of food
- 1.01 million pounds of produce
2018-19:
- 3.6 million pounds of food
- 1.4 million pounds of produce
Glades County:
2014-15:
- 361,000 pounds of food
- 193,000 pounds of produce
2015-16:
- 458,000 pounds of food
- 207,000 pounds of produce
2016-17:
- 465,000 pounds of food
- 189,000 pounds of produce
2017-18:
- 564,000 pounds of food
- 146,000 pounds of produce
- 2018-19:
- 571,000 pounds of food
- 141,000 pounds of produce
Hendry County:
2014-15:
- 900 million pounds of food
- 414,000 pounds of produce
2015-16:
- 1.2 million pounds of food
- 448,000 pounds of produce
2016-17:
- 1.1 million pounds of food
- 504,000 pounds of produce
2017-18:
- 1.625 million pounds of food
- 539,000 pounds of produce
2018-19:
- 1.5 million pounds of food
- 404,000 pounds of produce
Lee County:
2014-15:
- 11.8 million pounds of food
- 4.1 million pounds of produce
2015-16:
- 11.3 million pounds of food
- 3.3 million pounds of produce
2016-17:
- 11 million pounds of food
- 3.3 million pounds of produce
2017-18:
- 12.5 million pounds of food
- 3.4 million pounds of produce
2018-19:
- 10.5 million pounds of food
- 2.3 million pounds of produce
Highlights
20,000,000
24 million pounds distributed
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More than 150 partner agencies
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Hours of service provided by 4,108 Volunteers
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More than $1 million of volunteer in-kind service
people are hungry in Southwest Florida
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children are hungry in Southwest Florida
Giving Model
- Our giving model allows us to turn every $1 gift into $8 worth of food value.
- 96% of all gifts raised go directly to programs serving people in need.
- Only 4% of gifts go to administrative and funding.
