EFAP Data Report
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October 22 nd , 2014 The State of Food Banks in Washington State Nearly all the data from the Emergency Food Assistance Program (EFAP) in SFY14 has been received. There is a possibility that caseload numbers may come in even higher when a couple additional reports are received. However, the data received thus far is solid and shows a grim picture for the state of food banks in Washington State. Attached is a collection of graphs to illustrate the situation that food banks in our state are currently facing. There are several items that are most compelling in the data. Unfortunately, the recent SFY14 closeout data for EFAP shows that things are even more dire than they were a year ago. Keep in mind that all of the data available does not reflect the situation with the additional $800,000 provided for EFAP in the recent supplemental budget, as that funding is being distributed in this current SFY15. All categories of client visits have increased. This even includes new clients, which had been on a downward trend for several years prior. See Figure 1 The average number of visits per year increased only slightly, from 6.45 in SFY13 to 6.46 in SFY14. This is an all time record high for Washington. See Figure 2 One of the most concerning figures is the pounds of food per visit. This is a direct indicator of food banks struggling to stretch their limited capacity in order to reach unprecedented demand. The system is clearly succumbing to the consistent weight of increased clients without the necessary increases in support. While food banks managed to rise to the challenge of the recession initially by providing up to 16.25 pounds of food per visits in SFY10, this has fallen to 15.58 pounds of food per visit in SFY14. See Figure 3 & 4 Another data point that is alarming is the number of children requiring assistance from their local food bank. While visits to food banks reached an all-time high of 8,946,352 in SFY14, the percentage of these visits serving children increased 6.89% since one year prior. The increase in senior clients is even more alarming, at 13.32% in the same year. See Figure 5 For questions on this data, please contact WFC’s Executive Director Julie Washburn at Julie@wafoodcoa lition.org Washington Food Coalition www.wafoodcoalition.org PO Box 95752 Seattle, WA 98145 phone: 206.729.0501 fax: 206.729.0504 [email protected]
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EFAP Data Report 2014
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October 22nd, 2014
The State of Food Banks in Washington State Nearly all the data from the Emergency Food Assistance Program (EFAP) in SFY14 has been received. There is a possibility that caseload numbers may come in even higher when a couple additional reports are received. However, the data received thus far is solid and shows a grim picture for the state of food banks in Washington State. Attached is a collection of graphs to illustrate the situation that food banks in our state are currently facing. There are several items that are most compelling in the data. Unfortunately, the recent SFY14 closeout data for EFAP shows that things are even more dire than they were a year ago. Keep in mind that all of the data available does not reflect the situation with the additional $800,000 provided for EFAP in the recent supplemental budget, as that funding is being distributed in this current SFY15. All categories of client visits have increased. This even includes new clients, which had been on a downward trend for several years prior. See Figure 1 The average number of visits per year increased only slightly, from 6.45 in SFY13 to 6.46 in SFY14. This is an all time record high for Washington. See Figure 2 One of the most concerning figures is the pounds of food per visit. This is a direct indicator of food banks struggling to stretch their limited capacity in order to reach unprecedented demand. The system is clearly succumbing to the consistent weight of increased clients without the necessary increases in support. While food banks managed to rise to the challenge of the recession initially by providing up to 16.25 pounds of food per visits in SFY10, this has fallen to 15.58 pounds of food per visit in SFY14. See Figure 3 & 4 Another data point that is alarming is the number of children requiring assistance from their local food bank. While visits to food banks reached an all-time high of 8,946,352 in SFY14, the percentage of these visits serving children increased 6.89% since one year prior. The increase in senior clients is even more alarming, at 13.32% in the same year. See Figure 5
For questions on this data, please contact WFCs Executive Director Julie Washburn at [email protected]
Washington Food Coalition www.wafoodcoalition.org
PO Box 95752 Seattle, WA 98145
phone: 206.729.0501 fax: 206.729.0504
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Children: 0-18 YO, 35.03%
Adults: 19-54 YO, 44.72%
Seniors: 55+ YO, 20.25%
PERCENT CLIENTS PER AGE GROUP 2014
This was an increase of 6.47% from last year
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Julie A. Washburn
Julie A. WashburnThis was an increase of 6.89% in one year
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