HUNGER FACTS

In Douglas County, 53,000 people live below the poverty line – 16,800 are children.
	In Douglas County, over 10 percent of the elderly live below the poverty line.
In at least 60 percent of the families seeking emergency food assistance in The Food Bank service area, one adult was working full time.
More than 300,000 people in the Heartland benefit from The Food Bank.

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These facts are a reality in the United States and in our own backyards in Nebraska and western Iowa. Learn more about the programs offered through The Food Bank and how you can help end the fight against hunger.