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One in five people in Clark County accessed an emergency food network in the past year.
This means about 110,000 people in Clark County are hungry and without access to food. The statistic is not out of the ordinary — it’s the same as the state and national average of food insecurity, which is defined as not having enough consistent access to food to live an active and healthy life.
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