Services
Why We Serve
The Realities of Poverty and Food Insecurity . . .
State of Alabama
- One in five residents live in poverty** defined as earnings of $22,000 for a family of four
- 1 in 5 adults and 1 in 4 of our children live in poverty
- Second largest income gap in the United States
- Ranked 39th in food security
- 2nd most obese population in US
Jefferson County
- 13.8% of all residents live in poverty
- 21.6% of our children live in poverty
- Ranked 39th in food security
- Unemployment rate is currently 10.3%
Who We Serve
The following agencies, among others, feeding an average of 5,000 meals each day, receive food weekly, monthly, or as it becomes available. Magic City Harvest distributed 2 million pounds of free food in 2011.
- Jefferson County
- Alethia House
- B’ham Healthcare
- Brother Bryan
- Church of the Reconciler
- Community Kitchens (2 sites)
- Firehouse Shelter
- Grace House
- Greater B’ham Ministries
- Highland UMC – Breakfast Program
- Hopewell Baptist
- Interfaith Hospitality
- Jasper House/AIDS AL
- Jessie’s Place
- Jimmie Hale Mission
- Lovelady Center
- Olivia’s House
- Pathways
- Salvation Army (2 sites)
- Shepherd’s Fold
- Southwest United Community Ctr
- St. Anne’s Home
- St. Paul’s UMC Lunch
- The Foundry Rescue Mission
- Urban Ministry
- YWCA/Family Violence Ctr
- Shelby County
- Children’s Village
- King’s Ranch/Hannah Homes
- Talladega County
- Isaiah’s House
- Red Door Kitchen
- Samaritan House
