people in the region needing food assistance is "exploding", and the recession is to blame….Hunger in America 2010 study, done by the Chicago-based Feeding America, showed a substantial increase in the numbers of people needing food assistance since the last survey was done in 2006.
61,500 different people in any given week receive food assistance across the 13 counties served by the NIFB. That represents a 65 percent increase from the 37,000 in 2006, officials said. The NIFB serves DuPage, Kane, Lake and McHenry counties among others.
43 percent of the households include at least one employed adult. These are working, but underemployed….Someone may drive in with a Lexus. These are people who have lost good jobs and their circumstances have changed," Venturi said. "They were otherwise affluent before the economy turned."
When and if the economy improves, it's not likely those numbers will drop for years
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