FOOD INSECURITY IN CHILDREN
Eighteen percent of California children face food insecurity, based on a 2017 report from Kidsdata.org. This equates to more than 1.6 million children. In Kern County, the percentage is even higher. Nearly 24% of our area’s children live in homes without enough healthy food to eat. Kern ranks as one of the top 10 counties in California where children live in food insecure households. Children of color and children in utero are also greatly affected by food insecurity.
WHO ARE THE CAPK FOOD BANK CLIENTS? • 1 in 5 households we serve has a member who has served in the U.S. military.
• 1 in 3 households we serve has a member with diabetes. • 1 in 10 adults we serve is currently a student.
• 31% of households we serve have to choose between paying for education and food every year.
• 66% of households we serve have to choose between paying for medical care and food every year.
• 69% of households we serve have to choose between paying for food and utility bills every year.
• 79% of households we serve buy cheaper food in an effort to feed Source: Feeding America, 2015
their family.
• 54% of those we serve are children.
12 Feed Kern Now
Community Action Partnership of Kern
Nearly 1 in 5 California children don’t have enough food.
