tal of $2.7 million to help end hunger

Participation in the Campaign and funds raised have increased over the fourteen years of
the Maine Credit Unions Campaign for Ending Hunger

For the 2007 Campaign, 65 credit unions and 7 chapters raised $366,575.80

How the Ending Hunger Campaign works

100% of the money raised by credit unions goes to hunger organizations; either in the
form of grants or as direct contributions from the top 50 fundraising CUs for that year

Every credit union that participates received at least 92% of the funds it raised back in
2007 to distribute to the hunger organizations of their choice.

The remaining funds are contributed to hunger initiatives that have a statewide impact,
including partnering with Good Shepherd Food Bank to fund the states first-ever Food
Mobile, which delivered more than 300,000 lbs. of food to pantries in every Maine
county in 2007; the Emergency Food Relief Funds of the American Red Cross receive an
annual contribution in Memory of 9/11; the Maine Credit Unions Ending Hunger
Walking Tour; major sponsorship of the three primary food drives across Maine held in
November; and many others.

Statistics on Hunger in Maine

35% of all Maine children live in low-income families

More than 40% of Maine kids under the age of 12 show some evidence of hunger

19,375 Maine children are hungry

One in four Maine children live below the poverty level

An additional 64,087 children are at risk of hunger

12% of Maine households, representing 165,000 people, experience food insecurity

Hunger and the risk of hunger are widespread among Maines low-income families with
children

The likelihood of experiencing hunger or the risk of hunger is directly related to income

Children living in households which experienced hunger or the risk of hunger are more
likely to experience health or school-related problems.

Several groups are found to be at greater risk of hunger in Maine; children, adults in low-
income families, disabled persons, persons with special needs, the elderly, those living in
rural regions and the inner cities of Maines largest urban places

Several factors contribute to hunger in Maine; including income growth that is outpaced
by cost of living; high level of underemployment; widening gap between rich and poor;
illiteracy; and lack of consumer information on nutrition. One in three jobs in Maine
does not pay enough to cover the basic needs of a family of three.