Hunger Surveys

2012 Hunger Survey Report (Most Recently Published Report):

To download the 2012 report in PDF format, please click here.
The report includes three sets of data: an analysis of recent U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) food security data from 2011 (using a methodology that the federal government started using in 1997), the results of a pre-storm survey of food pantries and soup kitchens about their year-long trends, and the results of a brief questionnaire of pantries and kitchens following Sandy.

Previous Hunger Survey Reports:

2010 Annual Hunger Survey Report:
New Yorkers Barely Hang On: As Demand for Food at NYC Food Pantries and Soup Kitchens Continues to Soar, Greater Hunger Catastrophe Avoided by Federal Aid from Stimulus Bill and Food Stamps
Appendix: 2010 Policy Recommendations
Citywide Press Release
Citywide Press Release - Spanish Version
Información para Medios de Comunicación
Bronx Press Release
Staten Island Press Release
Queens Press Release
Brooklyn Press Release

2009 Annual Hunger Survey Report:
Hunger Catastrophe Avoided (For Now): Soaring Demand at Food Pantries and Soup Kitchens Counter-Balanced by Food Stamps Surge and Extra Recovery Bill Funding

2008 Annual Hunger Survey Report:
No Bailout for the Hungry: Funding Slashed to Emergency Food Programs As Hunger in NYC Continues to Soar

Other Reports: