Statistics

Get a detailed summary of our statistics from year 2011.

Numbers of people and meals served from 1999 to 2011

People Served	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Single Men	2,639	1,947	2,046	2,163	2,107	2,286	2,487	2,190	2,255	2,312	2,214	2,146	1,984
Single Women	541	502	484	574	471	504	520	561	604	728	642	641	575
Total	3,180	2,449	2,530	2,737	2,578	2,790	3,007	2,751	2,859	3,040	2,856	2,787	2,559
(Families) Mothers	70	69	70	70	89	81	106	75	73	79	69	62	74
(Families) Children	151	151	177	199	175	156	204	142	143	146	146	134	104
Total	221	220	247	269	269	237	310	217	216	225	215	196	178
Total People Served	3,401	2,669	2,777	3,006	2,842	3,027	3,317	2,968	3,075	3,265	3,071	2,983	2,737

 

Numbers of meals served from 1999 to 2011

Meals Served	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Breafast	63,407	71,309	83,242	86,498	82,803	109,795	98,617	98,083	92,962	97,206	92,304	103,862	107.197
Lunch	26,279	27,553	30,104	32,270	34,967	44,153	49,897	53,939	59,906	69,420	61,448	47,007	43,501
Dinner	65,792	68,720	73,625	76,975	70,804	82,227	80,423	77,072	83,572	93,750	81,302	72,197	67,635
Total Meals Served	155,478	167,582	186,971	195,743	188,574	236,175	228,937	229,094	236,440	260,376	235,054	223,066	218,333

 

Numbers of people and meals served from 1999 to 2011

Food Baskets	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
No. of Baskets	771	791	801	757	922	901	483	607	1,488	3,361	4,306	5,381	8,463
People Served	3,296	3,362	3,069	2,804	3,163	3,293	1,607	1,972	5,046	11,156	13,763	18,386	23,596
Total Meals Served	29,664	30,258	27,621	25,236	28,467	29,637	14,463	17,748	45,414	100,404	123,867	144,087	212,364

 

Numbers of people and meals served from 1999 to 2011

Sleeping Units	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Men	41,540	46,634	54,020	59,209	67,368	77,707	74,740	77,034	70,895	73,603	76,460	85,064	89,110
Women	9,646	9,132	10,798	12,042	11,730	12,885	12,834	13,628	14,377	15,795	14,877	17,161	13,195
Families	8,368	9,969	9,844	12,084	11,630	12,617	12,409	10,168	9,199	9,496	9,274	7,400	12,440
Total People Served	59,554	65,735	74,662	83,335	90,728	103,209	99,983	100,830	94,471	98,894	94,706	109,625	114,755

 

How many people are homeless in New Jersey, you wonder?

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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.