Hunger in Hawaii

Mark Brislin,

The Hawaii Foodbank and its network feed one of every seven people in the Islands — a dramatic increase in just three years, the charity says.

The Foodbank completed its Hunger in Hawaii study in 2006 and again this year, each time based on the previous fiscal year. “We were alarmed to see there was a 39 percent increase in the number of people who need emergency food assistance,” says Lori Kaya, the Foodbank’s grants and communications manager. “That means we are feeding over 14 percent of Hawaii’s population.”

183,500

People fed by the Foodbank’s network in 2009

55,050

Children served yearly by the network

11.3 million

Pounds of food donations received in 2009

416

Food pantries, soup kitchens and shelters supplied by the network

 

$10

Donation of this size can provide 25 meal

 

How to Help
You can donate money at hawaiifoodbank.org or in person at KFC restaurants.

You can drop off food year-round at Ruby Tuesday and NAPA outlets, and at the Hard Rock Cafe on Kapiolani Boulevard.

Call the Foodbank at 836-3600.

 

This article appears in the June 2010 issue of Hawaii Business Magazine.
Categories: Nonprofits

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