Salt & Light Monthly Numbers and Year to Date Totals

September 2009
Families Fed=1,607
Individuals Fed=5,738
Pounds of Food Distributed=88,068
Articles of Clothing=8,471

January 1, 2009 – September 30, 2009
Families Fed=9,818
Individuals Fed=37,140
Pounds of Food Distributed=428,375
Articles of Clothing=92,004
Thanks for all your help in the lives we've touched this year! 

At the Salt & Light September 30, 2009 Food Distribution, we had our largest food distribution ever with 355 families receiving food. The need is great and continues to grow each week. Salt & Light needs your help more than ever - please donate now - families in Champaign County need your help!

 

Salt & Light Wish List

  1. Energy efficient furnace(s) for warehouse
  2. Air conditioning for warehouse
  3. Fork lift
  4. Shelving for food bags and warehouse
  5. Gutters fixed or replaced around the building
  6. New electric garage doors
  7. A projection screen
  8. Heavy duty grocery bags
  9. 5,000 plastic hangers
  10. Mac book laptop computer

Donations

Salt & Light’s biggest need is your financial support.  Salt & Light is funded through donations from generous individuals, churches, organizations and businesses.  This is possible because our staff raises their own support, which keeps our administrative costs down allowing us to use the dollars donated for what they were intended-serving others.

The Need Is Great:
Out of the 102 counties in the state of Illinois, only 9 have more people living in poverty than Champaign County. Of those, only three actually have a higher poverty rate. There are almost 23,000 people in Champaign County living in poverty. (2007 Report on Illinois Poverty)

The average hourly wage needed to afford a 2-bedroom home in Champaign County is $12.17. The average hourly wage in Champaign County is $8.31. A person earning minimum wage in Champaign County would need to work 75 hours a week to afford a 2-bedroom home.

These are just a couple of the startling facts about the need in Champaign County. The need is great, but so is the response when people are educated about the need and how they can help.

 

For every $100 donated Salt & Light can feed 26 individuals for 1 week.

 

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