{"id":13946,"date":"2023-04-12T09:54:25","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T09:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/curehunger.org\/?page_id=13946"},"modified":"2023-06-30T18:51:19","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T22:51:19","slug":"hunger-in-east-central-indiana","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/curehunger.org\/about-us\/hunger-in-east-central-indiana\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunger in East Central Indiana"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_huge with_img with_shape\"><div class=\"l-section-img\" role=\"img\" data-img-width=\"1000\" data-img-height=\"800\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/curehunger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/About-Us-Header.jpg);background-position: top center;background-repeat: no-repeat;\"><\/div><div class=\"l-section-overlay\" style=\"background:rgba(0,0,0,0.40)\"><\/div><div class=\"l-section-shape type_triangle-2-inv pos_bottom\" style=\"height:5vh;color:#ffffff\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 64 8\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\">\r\n\t<path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M64 9 L0 9 L0 7.9 L48 0 L64 7.9 Z\"\/>\r\n<\/svg><\/div><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><h2 class=\"w-post-elm post_title us_custom_55db6c80 has_text_color align_left entry-title color_link_inherit\">Hunger in East Central Indiana<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-grid type_carousel layout_testimonial_1 cols_3\" id=\"us_grid_1\" style=\"--gap:1rem;\"><style>.layout_testimonial_1 .w-grid-item-h{}.layout_testimonial_1 .usg_vwrapper_1{transition-duration:0.3s;transform-origin:50% 50%;transform:scale(1) translate(0%,0%)}.layout_testimonial_1 .w-grid-item-h:hover .usg_vwrapper_1{transform:scale(1) translate(0%,0%);opacity:1;border-color:var(--color-content-primary)!important}.layout_testimonial_1 .usg_vwrapper_1{border-radius:0.3rem!important;padding:2rem!important;border:2px solid var(--color-content-border)!important}.layout_testimonial_1 .usg_hwrapper_1{margin-bottom:1rem!important}.layout_testimonial_1 .usg_post_image_1{width:4rem!important;margin-left:0!important;margin-right:1rem!important}.layout_testimonial_1 .usg_post_custom_field_1{font-weight:700!important;line-height:1.5!important;margin-bottom:0!important}.layout_testimonial_1 .usg_post_custom_field_2{color:var(--color-content-faded)!important;font-size:0.9rem!important;line-height:1.5!important}.layout_testimonial_1 .usg_post_custom_field_3{color:var(--color-content-primary)!important}<\/style><div class=\"w-grid-list owl-carousel navstyle_circle navpos_outside\" style=\"--arrows-size:1.8rem;\">\t<article class=\"w-grid-item post-14810 us_testimonial type-us_testimonial status-publish hentry us_testimonial_category-community-member\" data-id=\"14810\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\"><p>I was incarcerated, and it changed my relationship with food and caused adverse health issues. But now I&#8217;m working to lower my blood pressure thanks to the care of the providers and the food I&#8217;m able to get at the pantry.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_middle\"><div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_2 align_none valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_custom_field usg_post_custom_field_1 type_text us_testimonial_author\"><span class=\"w-post-elm-value\">A Patient<\/span><\/div><div class=\"w-post-elm post_custom_field usg_post_custom_field_2 has_text_color type_text us_testimonial_role color_link_inherit\"><span class=\"w-post-elm-value\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item post-14809 us_testimonial type-us_testimonial status-publish hentry us_testimonial_category-community-member\" data-id=\"14809\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\"><p>I&#8217;m staying over this summer on campus. It&#8217;s great to have the opportunity to cook food instead of going to fast food and worrying about if I&#8217;ll have enough money for the week.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_middle\"><div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_2 align_none valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_custom_field usg_post_custom_field_1 type_text us_testimonial_author\"><span class=\"w-post-elm-value\">A Student<\/span><\/div><div class=\"w-post-elm post_custom_field usg_post_custom_field_2 has_text_color type_text us_testimonial_role color_link_inherit\"><span class=\"w-post-elm-value\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item post-14378 us_testimonial type-us_testimonial status-publish hentry us_testimonial_category-community-member\" data-id=\"14378\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\"><p>I was homeless for a while. And now I got into a house, and I got a job. But I&#8217;m still living paycheck to paycheck. So, this [food] will help a lot.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_middle\"><div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_2 align_none valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_custom_field usg_post_custom_field_1 type_text us_testimonial_author\"><span class=\"w-post-elm-value\">A Survivor<\/span><\/div><div class=\"w-post-elm post_custom_field usg_post_custom_field_2 has_text_color type_text us_testimonial_role color_link_inherit\"><span class=\"w-post-elm-value\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item post-14377 us_testimonial type-us_testimonial status-publish hentry us_testimonial_category-community-member\" data-id=\"14377\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\"><p>The community is so blessed to have you. We&#8217;ve had to use Second Harvest a few times. I just wanted to say thank you.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_middle\"><div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_2 align_none valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_custom_field usg_post_custom_field_1 type_text us_testimonial_author\"><span class=\"w-post-elm-value\">A Festival Goer<\/span><\/div><div class=\"w-post-elm post_custom_field usg_post_custom_field_2 has_text_color type_text us_testimonial_role color_link_inherit\"><span class=\"w-post-elm-value\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n<\/div>\t<div class=\"g-preloader type_1\">\r\n\t\t<div><\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-json hidden\" onclick='return 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class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small with_img\"><div class=\"l-section-img\" role=\"img\" data-img-width=\"1400\" data-img-height=\"600\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/curehunger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/featured2.jpg);background-repeat: no-repeat;\"><\/div><div class=\"l-section-overlay\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(180deg,#ffffff,rgba(0,0,0,0.00))\"><\/div><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>HUNGER STATISTICS IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small with_line width_30 thick_2 style_solid color_secondary align_center\"><div class=\"w-separator-h\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_e1459c30\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-1\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\"><strong>County<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-2\"><strong>Population<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-3\"><strong>Food Insecurity Rate<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-4\"><strong>Food Insecure People<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Blackford County<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">12,766<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">14.4%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">1,740<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Delaware County<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">117,671<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">13.6%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">15,270<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Grant County<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">70,061<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">13.9%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">9,260<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Henry County<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">49,462<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">11.9%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">5,840<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Jay County<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">21,253<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">11.7%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2,420<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Madison County<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">131,636<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">12.9%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">16,830<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Randolph County<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">26,171<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">11.4%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2,820<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Wabash County<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">32,888<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">10.8%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">3,350<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-1 from cache -->\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row hide_on_default hide_on_laptops hide_on_tablets hide_on_mobiles via_grid cols_2 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\" style=\"--gap:3rem;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_3 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-separator size_large with_line width_default thick_3 style_solid color_secondary align_center\"><div class=\"w-separator-h\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-image align_center\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"247\" src=\"https:\/\/curehunger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/logo-mapthemealgap.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/curehunger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/logo-mapthemealgap.jpg 300w, https:\/\/curehunger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/logo-mapthemealgap-150x124.jpg 150w, https:\/\/curehunger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/logo-mapthemealgap-70x58.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-separator size_large with_line width_default thick_3 style_solid color_secondary align_center\"><div class=\"w-separator-h\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_2 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Food insecurity exists in every county and congressional district in the country. Feeding America\u2019s annual Map the Meal Gap project offers information about local food insecurity.<br \/>\n2016 Statistics<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Food insecurity exists in all 3,142 counties and 436 congressional districts in all 50 states.<\/li>\n<li>1 in 7 people across the United States struggles with hunger. The average county food-insecurity rate as of 2018 is 11.5%<\/li>\n<li>The average county child food-insecurity rate in 2018 is 15.2%<\/li>\n<li>More than half of the counties with the highest rates of overall food insecurity are rural (located outside both metropolitan and micropolitan areas) though rural counties make up less than half of all U.S counties<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-image align_center\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/map.feedingamerica.org\/county\/2017\/overall\/indiana\" aria-label=\"Website_Content\" class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/curehunger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Website_Content.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/curehunger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Website_Content.jpg 960w, https:\/\/curehunger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Website_Content-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/curehunger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Website_Content-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/curehunger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Website_Content-70x42.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>HUNGER &amp; POVERTY<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small with_line width_30 thick_2 style_solid color_secondary align_center\"><div class=\"w-separator-h\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><span style=\"color: #fe5f00;\">1 in 7 Americans struggles to get enough to eat.<\/span>\u00a0In fact, hunger or food insecurity exists in virtually every community in the United States. For people in East Central Indiana, hunger is a reality for 74,000 people. Hunger is not confined to a neighborhood, a gender, an age or a race.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_grid cols_3 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\" style=\"--gap:1rem;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-iconbox iconpos_left style_default color_secondary align_left\"><div class=\"w-iconbox-icon\" style=\"font-size:2rem;\"><i class=\"fas fa-exclamation\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"w-iconbox-meta\"><h4 class=\"w-iconbox-title\">Poverty<\/h4><div class=\"w-iconbox-text\"><p>the extent to which an individual does without resources.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-iconbox iconpos_left style_default color_secondary align_left\"><div class=\"w-iconbox-icon\" style=\"font-size:2rem;\"><i class=\"fas fa-exclamation\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"w-iconbox-meta\"><h4 class=\"w-iconbox-title\">Hunger<\/h4><div class=\"w-iconbox-text\"><p>a feeling of discomfort or weakness caused by lack of food, coupled with the desire to eat.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-iconbox iconpos_left style_default color_secondary align_left\"><div class=\"w-iconbox-icon\" style=\"font-size:2rem;\"><i class=\"fas fa-exclamation\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"w-iconbox-meta\"><h4 class=\"w-iconbox-title\">Food Insecurity<\/h4><div class=\"w-iconbox-text\"><p>the limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods or limited or uncertain ability to acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_2 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><span style=\"color: #fe5f00;\">Poverty and hunger in America often go hand in hand, but poverty is not the ultimate determinant of food insecurity. People living above the poverty line are often at risk of hunger as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Rates of food insecurity among rural households are generally higher than urban households. The irony is that many of these food-insecure households are in the very rural and farm communities whose productivity feeds the world and provides low-cost wholesome food for American consumers.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-progbar initial style_2 color_custom hide_count\" onclick='return {&quot;template&quot;:&quot;100%&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;finalValue&quot;:&quot;895&quot;}'><h6 class=\"w-progbar-title\" style=\"font-size:1rem;\"><span class=\"w-progbar-title-text\">34 million people living in poverty &#8211; 10.5%<\/span><span class=\"w-progbar-title-count\">100%<\/span><\/h6><div class=\"w-progbar-bar\"><div class=\"w-progbar-bar-h\" style=\"height:40px;background:#299e29;\"><span class=\"w-progbar-bar-count\">100%<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-progbar initial style_2 color_custom hide_count\" onclick='return {&quot;template&quot;:&quot;100%&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;finalValue&quot;:&quot;856&quot;}'><h6 class=\"w-progbar-title\" style=\"font-size:1rem;\"><span class=\"w-progbar-title-text\">10 million children living in poverty &#8211; 14.4%<\/span><span class=\"w-progbar-title-count\">100%<\/span><\/h6><div class=\"w-progbar-bar\"><div class=\"w-progbar-bar-h\" style=\"height:40px;background:#fe5f00;\"><span class=\"w-progbar-bar-count\">100%<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-progbar initial style_2 color_custom hide_count\" onclick='return {&quot;template&quot;:&quot;100%&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;finalValue&quot;:&quot;885&quot;}'><h6 class=\"w-progbar-title\" style=\"font-size:1rem;\"><span class=\"w-progbar-title-text\">37.2 million people living in a food insecure household 11.5%<\/span><span class=\"w-progbar-title-count\">100%<\/span><\/h6><div class=\"w-progbar-bar\"><div class=\"w-progbar-bar-h\" style=\"height:40px;background:#299e29;\"><span class=\"w-progbar-bar-count\">100%<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-progbar initial style_2 color_custom hide_count\" onclick='return {&quot;template&quot;:&quot;100%&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;finalValue&quot;:&quot;846&quot;}'><h6 class=\"w-progbar-title\" style=\"font-size:1rem;\"><span class=\"w-progbar-title-text\">More than 11 million children living in a food insecure household 15.2%<\/span><span class=\"w-progbar-title-count\">100%<\/span><\/h6><div class=\"w-progbar-bar\"><div class=\"w-progbar-bar-h\" style=\"height:40px;background:#fe5f00;\"><span class=\"w-progbar-bar-count\">100%<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The community is so blessed to have you. 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