In 2000, ShopRite Partners In Caring release the findings of a hunger survey conducted in the economically thriving North Eastern corridor in the US. Many contradictory and illuminating findings were uncovered that reveal a significant gap between perception and reality of hunger.

A disturbing 30 percent of residents say they know someone in their community who is currently struggling with buying enough food or the right type of food to meet the nutritional needs of their families.

Equally alarming, 28 percent of the same people admitted that they or someone in their immediate family has had, at some time, difficulty putting enough food or the right type of food on the table.

When the open-ended question was asked "What is the biggest social problem facing your community today?" hunger was not mentioned as the top of mind social concern, while drugs, education and crime were among the most common responses.

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