WPCT }mD!k.xSn?NxmD!ng'wE܇Vpq^v ,'0-X{&R:fn?bv n$נ0`04h񊗐;q~HSeٿ?!vv!T+Sugubw?V-:T4 L<*[ʡ,(oʒ\i LMN`F*)=/HFʂZ K^ s]2X~Gk=d©(WX8[Ǘ;fwkaŰqZ厽 B jB o>>"8w$eg*dDpZ6<\D 0c : B ^ a w@m 4  m 6 0 N 4^ 1u 0w 0~ 0 0 0\ 0# 0 1UNtl.@0oA=$?eReReReReReReReReReReReReReReReReReReReReReReReReReReReReReReReReReReReReReReReReReReReReReReReReReR 0RRR D+S 0KSS ASSSSSSSSS 0LT#|xHP LaserJet 4 Plus,,,,,,0(hH  Z6Times New Roman RegularX($<l:Default ParaXXX<:Footnote Ref\  `&Times New Roman(;3$2#  0  .3  0  mailto:andy.solomon@usda.gov  ERSGLICKMANGreenmarketGlickmanwin win WICdumpsterDoesmithAnytownJannaFoodReviewepubs pdffoodrevwindex.htmOffuttS;' EEbbEUT3P4':iUmailto:jsnyder@econ.ag.gov(O$mailto:joel.berg@usda.gov3#37=CIQYag1.a.i.(1)(a)(i)1)a)(O;$0  2#  a  .3  0` (#(#(b$0  0` (#(#2#   .3  0 ` (#` (#(xir$0  0` (#(#0 ` (#` (#2#(  0  )3  0 (# (#($0  0` (#(#0 ` (#` (#0 (# (#2#(  a  )3  0h(#(#(F$0  0` (#(#0 ` (#` (#0 (# (#0h(#(#2#(   )3  0h(#h(#($0  0` (#(#0 ` (#` (#0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#2#  0  )3  0(#(#({$0  0` (#(#0 ` (#` (#0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#2#  a  )3  0p(#(# hG_cgkosw{Bullet ListBullet List(hH  Z 6Times New Roman Regularwww.econ.ag.gov/epubs/pdf/foodrevw/jan99/frjan99h.pdfLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5#J:\DRAFTS\NRLOGO.WPGWPC',,:::,, <:} ?òÇ>?>?>????????????????? ????`????p??p????????????????????ǁ????ǁ??ǁ??ǁ???ǁ>??~?? ????? ?????? ?????????????????????? ? ?| ??| ?|x?x|8?<8???<0??0?? 0??????8??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????~?~??~??|??|??x?߄?Ä?τ9ς?????τ9ς???Ʌ?τ?<??Ʌ??τ?|/>?C ?>d#Â? ??>Ċpg 'Ͼpg9 ?>C~ϔ8?<8<>d 0?+@g0g83`?g8 p<~ϔyq??|9yǜǞ8q8?<>fy<3<ϟg>g83q|q8q~ϔ? 矙bϞ|?>y9>fy>~g9??9~g\g?933|9~? ?bϞ|?y9>fy><?|>g9?<fLg933|y~@?aϞ|?99>fy><?|>g9?<rI?g933 |g~@?&9Ϟ|?99>fy>?<?|>g9?$>NIgg933|g~??&|Ϟ|?9>fy>?<́?|>g9??g933y|~/<?xxǜϞ|?<fx?<cq99>$?g83s|q|<.|8?<>φ|9<f?<<|>p 8g9$??80s<|.>?q~~ |y >g?|>xLg$?98?>|?Ϗώώώ???????~?>y?g?ς?g?~w~s||g<  >!? ~!!$gs~r!<}>x??<5<888<`8?<?.gp~

p3<5889sy>|q9s9gs|q+~q|s9x|q>gxϟ9<ϙ?3>gϞ|3s9>g>gyϟ"~όsy>g3:>g?<ϙ?0>g9 0s8?>g>gyϟ"~@sx>`02f>`? ϙ?0>g9 0y>O?'<>g>gyϟ&~@sx>`0O>p? ϙ?3>gϓ3y>O'?>g>gyϟǁ ~sy>g3O> ß?O >ϙ?3>ǵ?3y>O'?>g>gyϟ~|sy>g3_>ϟ?O&>yϘ9>sx?9>O'9>g>s|qϟς??<|yǞys|>s9|gx?&?Ϝ898>p8"?<>g>pϜxp~s>p8?px?&?ϟ yy>>x?<>"?>g>|'Ϝ|>x?s>|>?sx?~ߐdžߏǂ?σ{??σ>=<??ρ x8ς'ρ>Oρ>Oρ񟞁ς'ρ>Oρ>Oρ?~?ρς-'σO>OO>O!?<x y<ρ27N>o>o<`yLJ?8p >|q89?ρ2?s8x9yy|9?sg993ρ? 33~ρyy?sg983ρ? ə3&0~s  ?8xyǎx|?3?~8q3-τO8!9s<pg? ????"@*J:\DRAFTS\NRLOGO.WPGJ:\DRAFTS\NRLOGO.WPGhd\,3BV4d\,(f3J$ T!  XXXX XXXX  'dxd( $ Figure  1  !VZY I&mage <=8C HKKKK>c$"Small Circle"0 !  __9X  _ ________ ____  ____ XXXXm\"9)%`|08(% `E-,%%,,%m 8"8"   8"8"PRleleaseNo.0379,.99AndySolomon(202)72046234  LO  5  andy.solomon@usda.gov6VOj  7 8" P  JoelBerg(202)72057464 O  5  joel.berg@usda.gov6>OR  7 8" 0  #XXX X# XXXX4 O  5  6LO`  7 _   p USDASTUDYREVEALS_SUCCESSANDGAPS_ԀIN_HUNGERFIGHTINGEFFORTS `   _ X_WASHINGTON____,_Ԁ_Sept._Ԁ27,_1999#XXX X-# XXXX__!__AnewstudyreleasedtodaybyAgricultureSecretary @  DanGlickmanindicatesthatnonprofitorganizationscouldgreatlyincreasetheirdonationsoffoodtothehungryifCongressapprovestheClintonAdministrationsrequestforfundingforinfrastructuregrants.  #XXX X# Despitetheboomingnationaleconomy,overthreemillionAmericanchildrenlivein  householdsthatsufferfromhunger,saidGlickman XXXX#XXX X #. Wemustdomoretostrengthenthenutritionalsafetynetandhelpnonprofitgroupsandfaithbasedorganizationsfeedthehungry. p  XXXX______________Thestudy_______Ԁ_offoodbanksandfoodrecoveryorganizationsinMidAtlanticstates#XXX X # XXXXԀfinds ` theseorganizationsareforcedto*h'pXX*#XXX X #discard20percentofalldonatedproduceduetogapsintheir P infrastructure,gapswhichareevenmorepronouncedinruralareas. XXXXԀ#XXX X#Suchchallengescouldbe @ alleviatedifthesegroupshadfundingtoreducetransportationcostsandobtainadditionalrefrigeratedtransportationandstoragespace XXXX.  p  `  XL  h3L6hr Xh'pX6________ r Citingthestudy,whichwasconductedbyUSDAsEconomicResearchService,Glickmantodayrenewedhiscallfor__________________________Congress_Ԁto___fund_Ԁthe_ClintonAdministrations_Ԁ___request_Ԁ_for______#XXX X#$15millionininfrastructuregrantstohelpfoodbanks,faithbasedorganizations,andothernon 0 profitsto XXXX____________expand_Ԁtheir_antihungerefforts.______#XXX X#____________________    !  r  XXXXAlthoughthecollectionofperishablefoods,especiallyfreshproduce,isontherise, "  donationsofmostothertypesoffoodswereflat,andthereremainsalargegapbetweentheamountofsurplusfoodavailableandtheamountactuallyrecovered.#XXX X#ԀGlickmansaidtodaythat $" hehassentalettertofarmersmarketsacrossthecountryurgingthemtodonateexcessfoodtononprofit,antihungergroupsintheirarea.X*XXX p&!$ #XXXX*# `'"%  XXXX r Todaysreportis#XXX X#basedondatacollectedfromfoodbanksandfoodrescueorganizations P(#& inDelaware,Maryland,Pennsylvania,Virginia,WestVirginia,andtheDistrictofColumbia.In1997,eachoftheregion XXXXs42foodrecoveryorganizationsdistributedabout3.4millionpoundsof 0*%( food,anincreaseofover20percentfrom1994.Eachorganizationprovidedfoodtoanaverageof180clientagencies,suchasfoodpantriesandsoupkitchens,whichservedanestimated50,000recipients.Intotal,thesenonprofitfoodrecoveryanddistributioneffortsservedabout142millionpoundsoffood#XXX XV#Ԁtoanestimated2.2millionpeople. -@),  -@),  .0*- @%more / +. Ї@'2   r Whilethisamountoffoodassistanceissignificant,itrepresentsonly XXXX7.5percentofthe  1.9billionpoundsoffoodprovidedtothesameregionthroughUSDAs#XXX X|# XXXXFoodStampProgram,#XXX X4# XXXX  indicatingthat#XXX X# XXXXthefederalnutritionsafetynetremainstheprimaryweaponinfightinghungerin p theU.S.#XXX X# XXXXԀ `   P   r Inadditiontothisregionalstudyoffoodrecoveryorganizations,USDAiscurrentlysponsoringacomprehensive,nationallyrepresentativestudyoftheentireU.S.emergencyfoodassistancesystem,includingfoodrecoveryorganizations,foodpantries,andemergencykitchens. `   r #XXX X #X*XXXUSDAhascreatedoraidedgrassrootsfoodrecoveryprojectsinover40states,helping P  tofacilitatethedonationofover6millionpoundsofexcessfood.Inrecognitionofthisaccomplishment,USDAsFarmServiceAgencywasrecentlyawardedaVicePresidentialHammerAward.#XXXX*N"# XXXX   #XXX X## XXXX  #XXX X $# r USDAissponsoringanationalSummitonCommunityFoodSecurityinChicago,  October14and15.TheSummitwillhighlightissuesrelatingtofoodinsecurityandhunger,helpbuildnewpublicprivatepartnerships,highlightbestpracticesofexistingantihungerefforts,andgeneratenewcommitmentstofighthungerintheUnitedStates. XXXX ` #XXX X%# r Thereportisavailableonthewebat P 4  O  5  www.econ.ag.gov/epubs/pdf/foodrevw/jan99/frjan99h.pdf6&O&  7 &Ԁorbycalling(202)6945139. XXXX @  0 #XXX X'#  #  p 9'