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Text Box: Why The Compassion Connection is Important: *38.8% percent of the single mothers with children under the age of five years, residing in Madison county, are living below the poverty guidelines. Along with that, *13.5% percent of families with children under the age of five are as well. The Compassion Connection serves over 200 of these families each month with over 50% percent being children under the age of 16. **82% percent of households receiving food from emergency food programs have annual incomes of less than $10,000. Text Box: The Value of Volunteers: Each month over 50 people from various backgrounds, age groups and ethnic origins, volunteer more than 150 hours to assist in the sorting and preparation of food pantry orders. The dollar value of volunteer time at The Compassion Connection, over the course of 2006 was in excess of $32,000.00³. *Source: US Bureau of the Census, Census 2000 **Source: Compassion Coalition Website ³Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics. Text Box: ccfacts & figures 2006 Text Box: THE COMPASSION CONNECTION