The Meals On Wheels Association of America (MOWAA) has released a groundbreaking study titled “Senior Hunger in the United States: Differences across States and Rural and Urban Areas.”
A follow-up to a previous landmark report on the causes and consequences of senior hunger in the country, the latest study examines the problem on a state-by-state level. It provides substantial evidence that the number of seniors in the U.S. facing the threat of hunger is growing at an alarming rate.
In Ohio, one out of every 20 seniors (persons age 60 and older) is at risk of hunger, placing the state 26th in the nation. Most alarming is the jump between 2001 and 2007, the dates covered by the study.
For the years 2001 to 2003, the rate of food insecurity (risk of hunger) among seniors in Ohio was 3.35 percent. By 2007, the rate had more than doubled, to 6.98 percent.
“It is troubling to learn that so many of our seniors are still going hungry,” said Teresa Barry, CEO of Meals On Wheels of Stark & Wayne Counties and chairman of MOWAA. “Even more disturbing is the realization that the number increased so significantly over the past decade. We work to combat that on a daily basis at Meals On Wheels,” she said.
Meals On Wheels of Stark & Wayne Counties provides about 2,000 meals a day through home delivery and congregate dining sites in the two-county area.
In response to the problem of senior hunger, MOWAA has initiated a national movement to end senior hunger by 2020.
Organizations and individuals are encouraged to join the campaign by pledging support at www.mowaa.org/pledge. Participants can fulfill their pledge by volunteering with their local Meals On Wheels agency, making a financial contribution, or assisting with local fundraising efforts, among other activities.
For a summary of Ohio statistics: http://www.thenextmeal.org/statepdfs/ohio.pdf
For a brief summary of the study: http://www.mowaa.org/Document.Doc?id=195
For the full text of the study:
http://www.mowaa.org/Document.Doc?id=193
For the appendices to the study:
http://www.mowaa.org/Document.Doc?id=194
A follow-up to a previous landmark report on the causes and consequences of senior hunger in the country, the latest study examines the problem on a state-by-state level. It provides substantial evidence that the number of seniors in the U.S. facing the threat of hunger is growing at an alarming rate.
In Ohio, one out of every 20 seniors (persons age 60 and older) is at risk of hunger, placing the state 26th in the nation. Most alarming is the jump between 2001 and 2007, the dates covered by the study.For the years 2001 to 2003, the rate of food insecurity (risk of hunger) among seniors in Ohio was 3.35 percent. By 2007, the rate had more than doubled, to 6.98 percent.
“It is troubling to learn that so many of our seniors are still going hungry,” said Teresa Barry, CEO of Meals On Wheels of Stark & Wayne Counties and chairman of MOWAA. “Even more disturbing is the realization that the number increased so significantly over the past decade. We work to combat that on a daily basis at Meals On Wheels,” she said.
Meals On Wheels of Stark & Wayne Counties provides about 2,000 meals a day through home delivery and congregate dining sites in the two-county area.
In response to the problem of senior hunger, MOWAA has initiated a national movement to end senior hunger by 2020.
Organizations and individuals are encouraged to join the campaign by pledging support at www.mowaa.org/pledge. Participants can fulfill their pledge by volunteering with their local Meals On Wheels agency, making a financial contribution, or assisting with local fundraising efforts, among other activities.
For a summary of Ohio statistics: http://www.thenextmeal.org/statepdfs/ohio.pdf
For a brief summary of the study: http://www.mowaa.org/Document.Doc?id=195
For the full text of the study:
http://www.mowaa.org/Document.Doc?id=193
For the appendices to the study:
http://www.mowaa.org/Document.Doc?id=194
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