Ending Hunger in King County
With the area’s economy still struggling, large numbers of people are facing hunger or food options that, while cheap, aren’t healthy. No matter your age, not eating well will take a toll. Hungry kids fall behind in school. Adults who fill up on empty calories easily become overweight or obese, and get conditions like diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Older people without good nutrition more easily get sick, and have a harder time springing back.
The costs to individuals and their families — and to all of us in lost productivity and strains on the medical system — are unacceptable and unsustainable. That’s why United Way is leading a broad-based effort to make King County a hunger-free community.
2011 Breakfast Videos
Watch key messages on last year's event’s theme: hunger in King County and how we can solve it.
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Hunger Relief Now! Plan
Learn about the 12-step plan United Way of King County and other health and human services leaders have developed to create a hunger-free community.
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Visits to food banks
Since 2008, there has been a dramatic rise in the number of people going to food banks. By the end of 2010, people were using food banks in King County over 200,000 times each month.
Applications for the Basic Food Program
Applications for the Basic Food Program (formerly called food stamps) have increased steadily. An average of 12,500 King County residents apply for food stamps each month and over 105,000 are currently receiving such support.
