There are currently all sorts of numbers being mentioned in public and the media: unemployment rate, the real unemployment rate, foreclosures, etc. Some are surprising, like a study showing homeless being down 30%! Sometimes it can be all a bit numbing; but, sometimes, a smaller, real example can be clarifying.
A parish in Los Angeles County hosts a weekly food program where recipients must be qualified by income and residency in order to qualify (these are documented). This program serviced 55 distinct recipients in July 2008 (i.e. 55 families or individuals received food packages during the month; some came once and some came every week ... but 55 different names are signed on the register). The number has increased ... in November 2009, there were 115 distinct recipients.
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