U.S. Conference of Mayors 2011 Status Report on Hunger & Homelessness

A Status Report on Hunger and Homelessness in America’s Cities – A 29-City Survey

  • This report presents the results of a survey of 29 of the cities which comprise The U.S. Conference of Mayors’ Task Force on Hunger and Homelessness. Respondents were asked to provide information on
    emergency food assistance and homeless services provided between September 1, 2010 and August 31, 2011. Among the survey’s key findings:

  • Hunger: All but four (86 percent) of the survey cities reported that requests for emergency food assistance increased over the past year; two cities said requests remained at the same level and two said they decreased. Across the survey cities, emergency food assistance requests increased by an average of 15.5 percent. Among those requesting emergency food assistance, 51 percent were persons in families, 26 percent were employed, 19 percent were elderly, and 11 percent were homeless. Unemployment led the list of causes of hunger cited by the survey cities, followed by poverty, low wages, and high housing costs.”
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