Warning: This isn’t pretty. These increases are NOT because of an increasing population – I don’t think this is about how many people moved here “from Chicago” – this is us.
Dane County Food Pantry Network 2011 Year End Service Statistics
(as reported by DCFPN members)
Household Pantry Visits (duplicated):
2011 – 154,500 (83% increase from 2007)
2010 – 132,000
2009 – 117,500
2008 – 99,700
2007 – 84,500
Individuals Served (duplicated)
2011 – 424,800 (72% increase from 2007)
2010 – 366,200
2009 – 346,100
2008 – 297,000
2007 – 246,400
Children Served (duplicated)
2011 – 173,500 (68% increase from 2007)
2010 – 152,500
2009 – 145,400
2008 – 124,800
2007 – 103,500
Adults Served (duplicated)
2011 – 251,300 (76% increase from 2007)
2010 – 213,700
2009 – 200,700
2008 – 172,200
2007 – 142,900
Meals Served (plates of food)
2011 – 149,900 (85% increase from 2007)
2010 – 122,614
2009 – 100,847
2008 – 91,885
2007 – 80,833
Pounds of Food Distributed in Dane County by CAC
2011 – 2,355,200 (-6% from 2010; + 26% from 2007)
2010 – 2,500,000
2009 – 2,310,000
2008 – 1,874,000
2007 – 1,865,000
Food Sources (increase or decrease from 2010)
TEFAP – 19% decrease
Donated – 10% decrease
Food Pantry Gardens – 3% increase
CAC Gleaners – 39% increase
Purchasing – 42% decrease
