Kansas City Metro Hunger Atlas1

Food insecurity is on the rise in the U.S. While 11.1 % of households were food insecure in 2007, just one year later, in 2008, that number jumped to 14.6 % (Andrews and Nord, 2009). And the increase includes types of households that typically have less food vulnerability, including households with children. Many food insecure households seek assistance from food pantries. An estimated 4.1 million households accessed emergency food from a food pantry at least once in 2008, an increase from the previous year. The recession has impacted Missouri like much of the rest of the country. Th