Presentation and associated research given at Calvary Syracuse 7 May 2017

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2. Let’s talk about food …and puppies

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Americans families
spend between $146
and $289 per week on
in-home prepared food

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Despite grocery
expenditures, we
spend about $1000
per year eating out
on lunch alone…
$21 $14

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…resulting in our
spending more on
restaurants and bars
than eating at home
starting in 2015

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Sponsorship for all
Compassion children -
including those in the
queue - is just over 1%
of what the US spends
on pets annually
(~$70B)

7. With this in mind, think about the
following…

8. If we don’t do something, the world’s poorest children face
grave risk
167 million will live in extreme poverty
Source: World Economic Forum, UNICEF. http://tinyurl.com/kkrk6jv 8
69 million children under the age of 5 will die
between 2016 and 2030
60 million children of primary school age will
be out of school

9. Supporting a child through
Compassion is one way you can
take action…

10. Release a Child From Poverty in
Jesus' Name

11. …and its not as expensive as you might think
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13. Appendix

14. Americans families spend between $146 and $289 per
week on in-home prepared food
• Overall expenditure increased
nearly 38% between 2003 and
2013
• Excludes dessert food
14Source: USA Today. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/05/01/grocery-costs-for-family/2104165/
Cost(USD)
$0
$75
$150
$225
$300
2003
2013
Thrifty
Low
Cost
Moderate
Liberal
Thrifty
Low
Cost
Moderate
Liberal
Average US Weekly Grocery Budget

15. Despite our grocery spending, we spend about $1000 per
year eating out on lunch alone…
15Source: Forbes, Visa. N=1003. http://tinyurl.com/khsxrh2
Men
Women
Cost (USD)
$0 $5 $11 $16 $21
$14
$21
Average Cost for Dining Out - Lunch
• Typically we eat out two times per
week
• Men spend ~44% more than
women
• Northeastern residents typically
spend ~14% more

16. …resulting in our spending more on restaurants and bars
than eating at home starting in 2015
16Source: US Commerce Department, Bloomberg. US Dept of Agriculture http://tinyurl.com/lu5643a, http://tinyurl.com/lo45qr4
Annual US Grocery and Restaurant Spending
Cost(USDBillions)
• First time in history based on data from
1992
• Typical household spends ~$3000 per
year eating out
• Restaurant markup is ~300% -equating to
~$2000 “lost” per year
• Millennials spending ~44% of food budget
on restaurants

17. Sponsorship for all Compassion children - including those in
the queue - is ~1% of what the US spends on pets annually
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Sales(USD,Millions)
$0
$17,500
$35,000
$52,500
$70,000
$6,110
$2,010
$16,620
$14,930
$29,690
Food Supplies / OTC Medicine Vet Care
Live Animal Purchases Other Services
US Pet Industry Market Size 2016
Source: American Pet Products Association http://www.americanpetproducts.org/press_industrytrends.asp .
Compassion International Budget 2016
Costs(USD,Millions)
$0
$225
$450
$675
$900
6.11
$62.35
$76.10
$27.45
$621.35
$16.30
Outstanding Children Child Development Program
Sponsor / Donor Ministries Fundraising
Administration Other Services
Assumes ~$16M to
sponsor ~35.7K
children

18. Poverty is a clear and present danger to millions across the
world
• About every 30 seconds, a child dies of malaria, a preventable and treatable disease
• An estimated 57 million primary school-aged children worldwide don’t attend school
• More than a billion people live on less than $1.25 per day, making them extremely vulnerable to natural disasters, illness,
food shortages, and other kinds of instability
• 16,000 children under the age of 5 die each day due to conditions of poverty
• Nearly half of those living on less than $1.25 a day are children 18 years old or under
• Over 160 million children under age five have inadequate height for their age due to insufficient food
• 45% of deaths of children under age 5 occur in the first 28 days of life
• 7000 newborn babies die each day due to conditions of poverty
• 880 million people are estimated to be living in slum-like conditions in the developing world’s cities
• 663 million people still lack improved drinking water sources and 2.4 billion lack improved sanitation
18Source: Compassion International, UNICEF, and The World Bank