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FRAC 2007 Louisiana Food Security Statistics The following statistics are provided courtesy of the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC). The center is the leading national nonprofit organization working to improve public policies and public-private partnerships to eradicate hunger and undernutrition in the United States. FRAC works with hundreds of national, state and local nonprofit organizations, public agencies, and corporations to address hunger and its root cause, poverty. Demographics, Poverty and Food Insecurity Population (2005) Total People 4,389,747 Children (Under Age 18) 1,140,628 Income and Poverty (2005) Median Household Income (2005) $36,729 Rank Among States 48 Total People Living In Poverty 864,277 Poverty Rate 19.8% Rank Among States (Highest to Lowest) 2 Children (Under Age 18) Living In Poverty 319,095 Child Poverty Rate 28.4% Rank Among States (Highest to Lowest) 3 Total People Living Below 185% of Federal Poverty Level 1,645,278 Food Insecurity Among Households (2003-2005, 3-Year Averages) Number of Households that are Food Insecure 212,000 Percent of Households that are Food Insecure 12.8% Number of Households that are Very-Low Food Secure 59,000 Percent of Households that are Very-Low Food Secure 3.6% Federal Nutrition Programs School Breakfast Program (School Year 2005-2006) Average Daily Student Participation 216,107 Free and Reduced-Price Students 186,679 Paid Students 29,428 Change in Free and Reduced-Price Participation in Last 10 Years 7.5% Free/Reduced-Price Student Participation Rate (Compared to School Lunch Participation) 48.0 Rank Among States 16 Additional Free and Reduced-Priced Children Served if Reached Participation Rate of 60% 46,527 Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Reached Participation Rate of 60% $9,799,355 Number of Schools Participating 1,380 School Participation Rate (Compared to Number of Schools Serving Lunch) 92.7% Federal Reimbursement for School Breakfast $47,535,157 School Breakfast Mandate in State Law (Yes/No) Yes National School Lunch Program (School Year 2005-2006) Average Daily Student Participation 560,628 Free and Reduced-Price Students 388,677 Paid Students 171,951 Number of Schools Participating 1,489 Federal Reimbursement for School Lunch $156,247,120 Summer Nutrition Participation (July 2005) Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in July 35,796 July Summer Food Service Participation 32,790 July National School Lunch Participation in Free and Reduced-Price Lunch 3,006 Change in Average Daily Summer Nutrition Participation in Last 10 Years -38.8% Low-Income Participation Rate (Compared to Regular Year Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch) 9.4 Rank Among States 42 Additional Low-Income Children Served if Participation Rate Reached 40% 117,243 Additional Federal Dollars State Would Receive if Participation Rate Reached 40% $6,319,401 Number of Summer Food Service Sponsors 70 Number of Summer Food Service Sites 640 Federal Funding for Summer Food Service Program $7,097,007 Food Stamp Program (FY 2006) Average Monthly Number of Individuals Participating 829,882 Change in Participation in Last 5 Years 60.1% Average Monthly Benefit per Person $103.59 Proportion of Eligible Persons Who Were Participating (FY 2004) 75% Rank Among States 7 Participation Rate of Eligible Working Poor (FY 2004) 72% Federal Funding for Food Stamps $1,031,646,570 Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (FY 2006) Average Monthly Number of Participants 122,438 Women 32,602 Infants 36,088 Children 53,748 Change in Last 10 Years (Total Participation) -12.3% Federal Funding for WIC $84,270,624 Child and Adult Care Food Program (FY 2006) Number of Participating Family Child Care Homes 5,301 Family Child Care Home Average Daily Participation of Children 23,450 Change in Family Child Care Daily Participation in Last 10 Years -40.3% Number of Participating Child Care Centers (Includes Head Start) 563 Child Care Center Average Daily Participation of Children (Includes Head Start) 28,008 Change in Center Daily Participation in Last 10 Years 44.7% Federal Funding for CACFP $41,177,267 The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) (FY 2006) Federal Entitlement Funding $4,090,246 Federal Bonus Commodity Funding $1,200,094 Administrative Funding $1,957,456 Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) (FY 2006) Average Monthly Participation 48,387 Federal Funding for CSFP $11,673,145 State Economic Security Policies Minimum Wage (2006) State Minimum Wage $5.15 (Federal) Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) (2006) State EITC (Yes/No) No Refundable (Yes/No) No Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) (FY 2005) Average Monthly Number of Participants (2005) 35,806 Adults 5,561 Children 30,245 Maximum Monthly Benefit per 3-Person Family (FY 2004) $240 Federal and State Funding for Cash Assistance $51,323,617

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