Closing the Gap(s)

By the time Feeding America's hunger study was published, NTFB's Close the Gap was already up and running. Reacting to the study in 2010, NTFB issued a news release stating that, "Locally, the picture is just as grim: In the 13 counties that NTFB serves, our member agencies have seen an increase in food insecurity in homes with children by percentage points, meaning more kids are hungry. An estimated 64,600 people receive emergency food assistance each week from a food pantry, soup kitchen, or other program served by the NTFB, a jump of 80.4 percent from 2006."