Facts about Hopelink and Our Community's Needs

A one page introduction to Hopelink is available here in PDF format for you to read and share.

Additional facts illustrating some of the many needs of our community are listed below.

Current Free and Reduced Fee Numbers

School District	Total Number Of Students	Percentage Receiving Free or Reduced-Price Lunches	Number Receiving Free or Reduced-Price Lunches
Mercer Island	4,065	1.9%	79
Snoqualmie	5,709	8.6%	491
Bellevue	16,569	17.1%	2,825
Lake Washington	23,799	11.2%	2,665
Northshore	20,246	13.9%	2,814
Riverview	3,077	12.4%	382
Shoreline	9,534	20.5%	1,954
Total	82,999	13.5%	11,211

• 35.5 million people lived in households considered to be food insecure.
• Of these 35.5 million, 22.9 million are adults (10.4 percent of all adults) and 12.6 million are children (17.2 percent of all children).
• The number of people in the worst-off households increased to 11.1 from 10.8 in 2005. This increase in the number of people in the worst-off category is consistent with other studies and the Census Bureau poverty data, which show worsening conditions for the poorest Americans.