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Did you know...

1. MEND serves as many as 30,000 individuals per month.
2. In 2010 MEND served 24.9% more recipients than in 2009.
3. 70% of MEND's clients are women and 30% are men.
4. In 2010 MEND served 35% more children than in 2009.
5. Nearly half of MEND's clients reside in Pacoima. The rest are from nearby cities such as Sylmar and San Fernando.

Food & Hunger:

The MEND Foodbank provides food to clients in need

1. In 2009, MEND's Foodbank distributed 56% more food to families than in 2008.
2. Over 5 million Californians live with hunger pains or in fear of hunger.
3. During the past year, the demand for emergency food increased by 21%.

Healthcare:

The MEND Health Center provides dental, medical and vision care to nearly 9,000 uninsured patients.

1. In 2009, nearly 17% of Americans were uninsured.
2. In California 21% of women are uninsured.
3. In California, 25% of adults will be uninsured at some point throughout the year.
4. In 2009, the number of patients who visited MEND's Medical Clinic increased by 25% compared to 2008.
5. In 2009, the number of patients who visited MEND's Dental Clinic increased by 61% compared to 2008.

Education:

The MEND Education and Training Center provides clients with job skills that will increase the likelihood for the future employment.

1. MEND's Education and Training Center provides tutoring in math, science and reading, ESL and literacy classes and training in computer skills to members in the community.
2. In 2009, the student demand for the MEND computer lab increased by 33% compare to 2008.
3. In 2009, the total enrollment in MEND's Education and Training Center increased by 150% compared to 2008.
4. Today, receiving a high school degree or even some college education is less likely to protect Americans from poverty than it was two decades ago.

Employment:

1. In October 2010, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the National Unemployment rate to be 9%.
2. In September 2010, the unemployment rate in Los Angeles County was 12.5%.
3. In 2009, the number of Americans employed full-time decreased by 9.3 million since 2007.
4. In 2009, it was reported that 34% of families living in poverty had at least one member working full-time.

Poverty:

1. The 2010 Census Bureau reported that over 43 million Americans live below poverty level.
2. In 2009, the National poverty rate was over 14%.
3. In 2009, the poverty rate in Los Angeles County was 16%.
4. In 2009, one in seven Americans lived in poverty.
5. The poverty rate in California is 16% compared to 12% for the rest of the nation.
6. In 2009 the poverty rates for Latinos was 25.3.
7. In 2009 the poverty rates for African Americans was 25.8.
8. The poverty rates for women are reportedly 24% compared to those of men, 20%.
9. The poverty rates for Americans age 65 or older is close to 9%.
10. In 2009, one in seven Americans lived in poverty.
11. Today, California faces the highest poverty rate it has experienced in the last decade.