Brief Many Working Families with Children Rely on Food Pantries Urban Institute Display Date April 28, 2004 File File Download Report (81.96 KB) Seven in ten nonelderly families that used food pantries had earned income. Nearly half consisted of working parents with children. Research Areas Wealth and financial well-being Families Social safety net Children and youth Tags Poverty Economic well-being Hunger and food assistance Wages and nonwage compensation Emergency food networks