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


Potentially Eligible Individuals:  81,454

            16,957    Participants
              9,647    Households
                1.76    Average household size
    $ 1,437,096    Benefits Issued in October
                $ 85    Average monthly benefit/person
     21%   Eligible participating in FSP

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





              54      Food pantries

     195,607   Food pantry visits

  1,760,463 Food pantry meals distributed


               7 Soup kitchens

    195,225 Soup kitchen meals served


    7 Shelters
    100,868 Shelter meals served

           

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Senior Nutrition Assistance Programs



Potentially Eligible Seniors (7/94): 24,656
           

Program Participation


Congregate Meals (4/00-3/01)             7,278

Home-Delivered Meals (4/00-3/01) 2,091

Farmer's Market Coupons (2000)      28

Food Stamp Program (6/01)             3,621

% eligible seniors participating in FSP  15%

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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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