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Food pantry use increasing in Pa., report finds

Food pantry use increasing in Pa., report finds

The number of Pennsylvania households requiring emergency provisions from food pantries increased for the fourth consecutive year, according to a survey released today by the Pennsylvania Hunger Action Center.

The survey of about 1,250 pantries statewide revealed that an average of 140 households per site sought help during March. That was a 27 percent increase in households over 2002.

Berry Friesen, executive director of Hunger Action, said he expected the numbers to increase as rising fuel costs leave low-income families and those on fixed wages with less money for food essentials.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture's 2004 national assessment of food security, the most recent data available, estimated that 1.4 million Pennsylvanians were living at risk of hunger. That included 336,000 people living in households where someone experienced hunger.


More details in tomorrow's Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

First Published: April 28, 2006, 4:00 a.m.

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