The Hunger Count Report provides the required information for Food Banks Canada.
The report does not automatically submit to Food Bank's Canada, the organization itself will need to forward it on.
This article covers the following topics:
- Overview of a completed report
- Report definitions
- Instructions on how to copy, download and print the report
- A walk through the sections of a sample Hunger Count Report.
Please see Report Setup Foundations for information on basic setup steps for all reports.
Overview of a completed report
The completed report will show the name you assigned to the report at the top of the page and will also show:
- Reporting for: a list of all the agencies reported on during the reporting period.
- For these program types: lists the programs reported on during the reporting period.
- With dates between: the dates used for the reporting period.
The sections of the report are numbered to match the questions in the Hunger Count survey.
The light blue header contains the question number and what that section is reporting on.
The dark blue header contains the question being asked.
Reported values appear in the table beneath the dark blue header.
Report definitions
Question B2: Household Demographics
- New Immigrants <10 years is calculated on the basis of the client's immigration date.
- Visible Minorities is a NEW! Racial Identity Table, formerly known as the Ethnicity Table.
- This section reports a unique client count of individuals who identify as either visible minorities or non-visible minorities.
- Unknown ethnicities are excluded from this table.
- Collects data for each identity a client specifies, for example, if a client selected more than one ethnicity, each would be represented.
Question C1: Households Types
- Single Parent/Guardian Families
- One person regardless of age.
- One or more people under 18 that have the relationship to the primary household member of Child, Grandchild, Sibling or Other Relative.
- Two-Parent/Guardian Families
- Two people with a partner relationship (boyfriend/girlfriend, common-law partner, spouse).
- One or more people under 18 that have the relationship to the primary household member of Child, Grandchild, Sibling or Other Relative.
- Couples with no children
- Two people with a partner relationship, regardless of age.
- Single People
- Count if one person is alone in household, regardless of age.
- Other
- Multiple people without family relationships.
- Single parent/two-parent family with child over 18.
- >1 but < All relationships between household members marked Undisclosed.
- Any other household relationship that doesn't fit in the above and is not an Undisclosed household as below.
- Undisclosed
- The relationship between ALL household members are marked as undisclosed.
- Was a household with an Anonymous visit.
Instructions on how to copy, download and print the report
To print the sections of the report separately, click on the Tools button on the right-hand side within the light blue heading:
- Copy: copies the report contents to your computer's clipboard.
- CSV: downloads the report contents into a CSV file, generally viewed with Microsoft Excel.
- PDF: downloads the report contents into a PDF.
- Print: presents a printer-friendly version of the report contents.
To print the entire report with all sections:
- Click the blue Print View button at the top right-hand side of the report page.
- A secondary tab will open, click the Print Popup button on the left-hand side.
- A print options box will appear; complete the fields and click the Print button.
You can also download the entire report by clicking on the green XLXS button next to the Print View button, the report will then be downloaded to your device.
Clicking on the Enable Scrolling button will allow you to scroll to the right if there are more items in the table that are not currently in view.
A walk through the sections of a sample Hunger Count Report.
For more information on the yearly Hunger Count Survey click the following link https://foodbankscanada.ca/hungercount-survey/
Queue times explained:
When it comes to generating reports, we acknowledge the importance of minimizing wait times for our users. Currently, our metric for determining the wait time is based on the number of organizations included in the report as well as the duration covered. Let's delve into the details of our report queues to provide a clearer picture.
For comprehensive reports that span over 3 months and encompass more than 50 sites, we classify them as "Big Reports." Due to their complexity and scale, these reports are processed in a separate queue, which can sometimes result in significant wait times, typically measured in hours. We recognize that this can be inconvenient, and we are actively working towards optimizing the processing time for such reports in the future.
On the other hand, we have the "Small Report" queue, which handles reports consisting of approximately 50 sites and covering a duration of 3 months or less. Generally, these reports are generated swiftly, taking only a few seconds. However, there are instances where these "small" reports can take longer, ranging from 20 to 30 minutes each. Furthermore, it's worth noting that even a quick report may experience further delays if there are several 20-30 minute reports ahead of it in the queue.
As we are actively working towards optimizing the processing time for reports in the future, your feedback is crucial in this endeavor, so please don't hesitate to share your thoughts and suggestions with our Support team if you are a Network Admin. By doing so, you contribute to the ongoing efforts of our team to improve and streamline this process for a better user experience.