Hunger Hits Close To Home

The Belen Area Food Pantry helps families in our local community fight hunger. Families facing a variety of financial and social hardships are able to receive assistance with love and dignity.

The Problem Is Serious

• 1 in 6 families in New Mexico suffer from hunger.
• Valencia County is the hungriest county in New Mexico
  
• 8.6% of Americans live below the poverty level.
• Almost 26 million children in America rely on assistance from soup kitchens, food pantries and emergency shelters.
• 29% percent of children under age 12 in the United States live in families that must cope with hunger or the risk of hunger.

The Consequences of Hunger

• The hungry suffer from up to four times more health problems than those with enough food to eat.
• Hungry children are more likely to be absent from school.
• Hunger affects mental development of children; they lose knowledge, productivity and brainpower.

You Can Help

• Make a Donation
• Volunteer as a worker
• Pray
• Teach life skills