Hunger & Poverty in Arizona
The Association of Arizona Food Banks has released a study done by Feeding America on Child Food Insecurity in 26 states. It shows that for Arizona, 20.2% of children under 18 are food insecure (fifth highest among the states surveyed).

Also, according to the US Census Bureau's 2007 Community Survey:

14.2% or 881,257 Arizonans live in poverty;
20.2% or 330,910 are under the age of 18, meaning that in Arizona, 1 in 5 children live in poverty;
30.3% or nearly 1.9 million people in Arizona are considered to be the "working poor," meaning they live at or below 185% of the Federal Poverty Guideline. This is defined as a gross annual income of less than $39,200 for a family of four.

For more info on this and other hunger and nutrition issues, visit http://www.azfoodbanks.org