FOOD FOR SENIORS
Gifts for Seniors provides healthy food for older adults in need. Please consider donating in support of isolated older adults who are food insecure.
More than 20% of older adults in the United States will experience food insufficiency at some point in their 60s and 70s, according to a University of Michigan study.
“The extent of food-related hardship among seniors in any given year is well documented. In 2019, 2.8% of Americans ages 60 and older reported experiencing food insufficiency. From some perspectives, this is a relatively small fraction. But it still means more than 2 million seniors did not have enough food, and the prevalence of hardship over a longer time period will almost certainly be greater.”
Helen Levy, Research Professor, Survey Research Center, University of Michigan Institute for Social Research
According to Second Harvest Heartland, nearly 4% of seniors in Minnesota were estimated to be food in secure in 2021. In addition, those born before 1965 are the fastest-growing group of visitors to food shelves. They also report that 8,583 Minnesotans received food boxed through Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) in 2023.