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November 21, 2006, 6:33 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) _ The number of city residents relying on food from charities and unable to feed their families is rising, according to a report released Tuesday by an advocacy group.

Nearly one in six city residents lived in households that could not afford to buy enough food during the three year period ending in 2005, according to the New York City Coalition Against Hunger.

These households included 15.4 percent of city residents _ up from 14.0 percent between 2000 and 2003, according to the report, which was based in part on figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

According to the coalition’s survey of the city’s food pantries and soup kitchens, the number of people served by those charities rose an estimated 11 percent in 2006.

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