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Albany County Profile
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NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
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Food Stamp Program 10/01)


Potentially Eligible Individuals:  32,157

            17,326    Participants
              8,485    Households
                2.04    Average household size
    $ 1,440,675    Benefits Issued in October
                $ 83    Average monthly benefit/person
     54%   Eligible participating in FSP

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Emergency Food Assistance
(7/99-6/00)


              26      Food pantries

       78,060   Food pantry visits

     724,500 Food pantry meals distributed


               9 Soup kitchens

      75,917 Soup kitchen meals served


  13 Shelters

    225,770 Shelter meals served

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Senior Nutrition Assistance Programs

Potentially Eligible Seniors (7/94) 9,524
         

Program Participation

Congregate Meals (4/00-3/01)  2,754

Home-Delivered Meals (4/00-3/01)    898

Farmer's Market Coupons (2000)    101

Food Stamp Program (6/01)  1,729

% eligible seniors participating in FSP  18%

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The Nutrition Consortium of NYS   235 Lark Street   Albany, New York  12210   
phone: (518)436-8757  fax: (518)427-7992  website:  www.HungerNYS.org   
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