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Since 1984, the Association of Arizona Food Banks has served its regional food bank members along with their network of nearly 1,600 food pantries and agencies. As one of the first state associations in the nation and an inaugural partner state association of Feeding America, AAFB is active in federal and state public policy advocacy, and hunger-related outreach and education. We also operate the Arizona Statewide Gleaning Project, a trucking and logistics arm that brings millions of pounds of food each year to Arizona's food banks. Learn More...NEW: Get Your Hunger Relief Speciality License Plate Today!
By the Numbers* | more data & reports
- Total Pounds of Food Distributed**: 8,092,438 lbs in Oct 2011
-0.8% from prev month | -19.17% from Oct 10
2011 running total: 108,821,808 lbs distributed | 10,882,181 lbs avg/month
2010 running total: 134,083,503 lbs distributed | 11,173,625 lbs avg/month
25,038,333 lbs in Q3 2011 | -34.2% from Q2 11 | -16.23% from Q3 10
Note: In general, 1 lb = 1.28 meals. Example: 10,000 lbs = 7,812.5 meals
- Emergency Food Boxes Distributed**: 104,506 in Oct 2011
-4.26% from prev month | +6.27% from Oct 10
2011 running total: 1,028,242 boxes distributed | 102,824 boxes avg/month
2010 running total: 1,135,989 boxes distributed | 94,666 boxes avg/month
313,575 distributed in Q3 2011 | +2.23% from Q2 11 | +9.5% from Q3 10
- SNAP (Food Stamp) Participation: 1,136,595 individuals enrolled in Nov 2011
-0.14% from prev month | +8.23% from Nov 10 | $126.74 avg ind. mo. allotment
*compiled from the most current AAFB & DES reports
**by AAFB member food banks
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