Interfaith Food Ministry pledges to raise $100,000 for food insecure Nevada County families, if you can meet us halfway. A handful of generous donors in the community have already stepped forward with the first $50,000 toward IFM’s Matching Campaign. However, we need to raise the other $50,000 with the community’s help.

There are 13,500 people experiencing food insecurity in Nevada County. In 2019 IFM was able to help feed over 8,000 of those individuals. More than 50% of those folks are seniors and children with a median family income of $14,000 a year. In the US an average single family spends $300 on food per month. Families shouldn't have to choose between paying the bills or having food to eat. That’s why helping your community has never been more effective. For every $1 donated, the Matching Campaign adds an additional $1, and IFM’s buying power multiplies donations even further up to $4-$10 worth of food for each dollar raised. Not only are you helping families in need, donation dollars are used to purchase food and fresh produce locally from vendors and farmers in Nevada County. IFM will use the money raised to feed up to 5000 people in the next 4 months.

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Poverty and Hunger in America & Nevada County

Poverty and hunger in America often go hand in hand, but poverty is not the ultimate determinant of food insecurity. People living above the poverty line are often at risk of hunger as well. Research demonstrates that unemployment, rather than poverty, is a better predictor of food insecurity among people living in the United States. 

​US Statistics on Poverty
The most recent government statistics on poverty collected show that in 2015,

• 43.1 million people (13.5 percent) were in poverty, including 14.5 million (20 percent) children under the age of 18.
• 42.2 million Americans lived in food-insecure households, including more than 13 million children.
• 14,000, or roughly 1 out 7 Nevada County residents live in food -insecure households

According to a Feeding America Hunger in America 2014 study and IFM client survey data,

• Based on annual income, 72 percent of client households live at or below 100 percent of the federal poverty line.
• The average annual household income of IFM clients is $14,256;  or $1,188/month
• More than half of client households (54 percent) report at least one employed person at some point in the past year. 

If you are interested in viewing more general facts and statistics on hunger and poverty, view the Feeding America Hunger and Poverty Fact Sheet.

For child hunger facts and statistics, view the Child Hunger Fact Sheet.

A PLACE AT THE TABLE - Hunger In America

IFM PROVIDING HOPE

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