The faces of hunger are all around us. It affects the young, the old, and every part of our state.

• Over 17% of Arkansans live below the poverty line and can't afford enough food to eat. That means that 1 in 6 of your neighbors struggles with making ends meet and providing enough food for their family. - ACS Survey

• Arkansas' childhood poverty rate is 24.3% compared to the national average of 18.3%. - ACS Survey

• Over 345,000 of our elderly citizens lives below the poverty line and has to choose between food and medicine. - ACS Survey

• Arkansas is ranked in the top 8 of most food insecure states.

• The regions in our state with the greatest prosperity will experience the greatest increase in poverty by 2010.

Source: www.census.gov
2004 American Community Survey