Fighting Hunger

One Bowl at a Time

!

3rd Annual Chelsea Empty Bowls

April 24th, 2014By Chelsea Hunger Network

In 2012, 11.4% of Massachusetts

households—over 700,000 adults and children—were food

insecure.

HUNGER FACTShttp://www.projectbread.org/get-the-facts/

Project Bread’s Food Source Hotline received over

46,000 calls from individuals looking for

assistance in 2013.

HUNGER FACTShttp://www.projectbread.org/get-the-facts/

As of October 2013, there were

501,212 MA households participating in SNAP.  This number continues to grow.

HUNGER FACTShttp://www.projectbread.org/get-the-facts/

Over 200,000 children in Massachusetts have a parent that earns less than $11 per

hour.

HUNGER FACTShttp://www.projectbread.org/get-the-facts/

The rate of food insecurity in Massachusetts rose almost 40%

during the Great Recession (2008-2012).  It is now almost

80% higher than in 2000.

HUNGER FACTShttp://www.projectbread.org/get-the-facts/

Emmanuel College art students lending a hand by applying the final

glaze to bowls decorated by Chelsea’s community artists and then

firing them in their kilns.

Chelsea Community Funds donation to

Chelsea Hunger Network

MGH Chelsea Food Pantry

St. Lukes Church Food Pantry

St. Lukes Church Food Pantry

Children make up 45% of all SNAP recipients.

HUNGER FACTShttp://www.projectbread.org/get-the-facts/

Bowl Painting at the The Neighborhood Developers

According to Share Our Strength, there is an average

17.5% increase in standardized math scores

from students who consistently start their day

with a healthy meal.

HUNGER FACTShttp://www.projectbread.org/get-the-facts/

100% of funds raised at this event go to the local

food pantries and soup kitchens.

Chelsea Hunger Network