Statistics

Preliminary 2009 Statistics.

Records indicate that 45% of those who come to ACRM are looking for help and enter some form of relationship with ACRM. Of those who enter its programs, 60% complete them. Of those who complete the programs, about 50% are continuing on with a stable, independent life.

Numbers of people and meals served from 1998 to 2009

People Served	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Single Men	2,146	2,639	1,947	2,046	2,163	2,107	2,286	2,487	2,190	2,255	2,312	2,214
Single Women	457	541	502	484	574	471	504	520	561	604	728	642
Total	2,603	3,180	2,449	2,530	2,737	2,578	2,790	3,007	2,751	2,859	3,040	2,856
(Families) Mothers	103	70	69	70	70	89	81	106	75	73	79	69
(Families) Children	238	151	151	177	199	175	156	204	142	143	146	146
Total	341	221	220	247	269	269	237	310	217	216	225	215
Total People Served	2,994	3,401	2,669	2,777	3,006	2,842	3,027	3,317	2,968	3,075	3,265	3,071

Numbers of meals served from 1998 to 2009

Meals Served	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Breafast	61,435	63,407	71,309	83,242	86,498	82,803	109,795	98,617	98,083	92,962	97,206
Lunch	27,127	26,279	27,553	30,104	32,270	34,967	44,153	49,897	53,939	59,906	69,420
Dinner	64,479	65,792	68,720	73,625	76,975	70,804	82,227	80,423	77,072	83,572	93,750
Total Meals Served	153,041	155,478	167,582	186,971	195,743	188,574	236,175	228,937	229,094	236,440	260,376	235,049

Numbers of people and meals served from 1998 to 2009

Food Baskets	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
No. of Baskets	728	771	791	801	757	922	901	483	607	1,488	3,361
People Served	2,924	3,296	3,362	3,069	2,804	3,163	3,293	1,607	1,972	5,046	11,156	13,763
Total Meals Served	26,316	29,664	30,258	27,621	25,236	28,467	29,637	14,463	17,748	45,414	100,404	123,921

Numbers of people and meals served from 1998 to 2009

Sleeping Units	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Men	32,159	41,540	46,634	54,020	59,209	67,368	77,707	74,740	77,034	70,895	73,603
Women	7,427	9,646	9,132	10,798	12,042	11,730	12,885	12,834	13,628	14,377	15,795
Families	11,618	8,368	9,969	9,844	12,084	11,630	12,617	12,409	10,168	9,199	9,496
Total People Served	51,204	59,554	65,735	74,662	83,335	90,728	103,209	99,983	100,830	94,471	98,894	94,706

An article in USA Today in October 2005 reported that there were approximately 15,778 homeless in New Jersey.

Location of origin of Atlantic City Rescue Mission clients

In 2007, our clients originated in 46 different states and Puerto Rico. People come to Atlantic City for different reasons. Many come seeking work and are unprepared for the high cost of housing after they arrive. Others are drawn by the gaming industry or beach.

The majority of the Mission's clients, 73%, come from New Jersey. Of those from New Jersey, 68% are from Atlantic County, 6% from Cumberland County, 5% from Camden County, 5% from Cape May County, 4% from Ocean County, 2% from Gloucester County, 2% from Burlington County. The remaining 8% are from the other counties of New Jersey.