Yahoo! Search Trends: Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week
- Posted November 9th, 2011 at 7:07 am by Yahoo! Search
- Categories: Search, Search Trends
November 13 marks the beginning of Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week across the country, and not only are people going online to learn about the challenges Americans are facing in a post-recession economy, but as food prices skyrocket and employment opportunities remain minimal, many Americans are turning to the Internet to get more information on assistance programs.
Hunger at Home: For some Americans, they may be surprised to know that hunger is truly a crisis here in the United States. From parents selling their possessions to feed their family to debates on whether to pay the bills or feed their families, Americans across the country are literally starving. And, thus far this year, searches for “food banks” on Yahoo! are already over 10 times higher than the total number of searches in 2010. Of the searches for “food bank” this year (since August), 36% of searches are coming from kids under 18.
According to Yahoo!, the top states searching for food stamps this month include:
1. Florida
2. Georgia
3. Texas
4. Louisiana
5. Illinois
6. New Jersey
When it comes to taking action, women are leading the charge.
- More than 69% of the searches on Yahoo! for “food stamps” this month came from women.
- Of the searches for “food stamps” this month on Yahoo!, 65% came from men and women ages 25-54.
Did you know: Searches on Yahoo! this month for “food basics” are up 201%?
Back to Basics: The basics are about all that a person can afford on the $4 per day weekly food stamp allowance, so more and more people rely on food banks for supplemental nutrition.
According to Yahoo!, the top hunger related searches over the past three years include:
1. Food Stamps
2. Angel Food Ministries
3. WIC
4. US Food Service
5. Meals on Wheels
6. Free Food
7. Child Hunger Ends Here
8. Food Banks
9. Hunger
10. Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl
According to Yahoo!, the top food related searches this month include:
- “Check food stamp balance”
- “Food storage”
- “Hunger strike”
- “Second Harvest Food Bank”
- “Food Stamps application”
- “Food Stamps by state”
Want to learn more about how you can help prevent hunger and homelessness in your community and assist those in need? Check out the below resources for more information:
- NCH – National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week
- Meals On Wheels Association of America
- Feeding America
- Share Our Strength
- We Can End Hunger
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Wow, thanks. That is neat. I am new to Yahoo’s blog. I live in Florida and I can say that I am not surprised Florida was first. We never really had great jobs here, but 10+ years ago when the boom was happening there more jobs so more people came. Now that the economy is bad I think Florida is paying highly for the past.
Are these numbers representative of the per capita, population of each state?
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yeah, I’m new here, and I should say it’s really useful .
Wow, thanks. That is neat. I am new to Yahoo’s blog. I live in Florida and I can say that I am not surprised Florida was first. We never really had great jobs here, but 10+ years ago when the boom was happening there more jobs so more people came. Now that the economy is bad I think Florida is paying highly for the past.
Really sad to realize that this great country of ours is not providing for the struggling people here first, before giving BILLIONS to help other countries.
Really nice post! I am also new to this blog and I have to say I found that really interesting. Where did New York, California and Michigan. I am surprised that Florida is number 1.
The need for the services of food banks and pantries has definitely been increasing over the last two years. Many pantries are seeing their resources stretched thin. If you’re fortunate enough to have reliable access to food this year, please give a thought to your local food pantry and the help you can give. Thanks.
Excellent stats and getting the information out there. There is such a great need for insights into the needs but finding the right pipes to deliver on the needs.
Made for the needs of these adjustments is the respect for Yahoo users. Yahoo goes beyond increasing the expected presence of other search engines.
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Good idea and excellent job
Makes you think living in the city is not all that? I think you get a better quality of life in rural areas.
this article is really sad to me. i went to a a concert the other weekend, and the tickets were only 10$, but in order to get in you need to bring 2 cans of food to help people have a Christmas dinner. it was a great idea that should be pushed more!