Facts about Hopelink and Our Community

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.