Community Food, Housing, and Relief Services Market Report 2025

This Community Food, Housing, and Relief Services market report provides a comprehensive analysis of the market’s characteristics, size, and growth, including segmentation, regional and country-level breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends, and strategies. It also tracks historical and forecasted market growth across various geographies.

The community food, housing, and relief services market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $454.44 billion in 2024 to $482.56 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.2%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to food insecurity, homelessness and housing instability, volunteer and donor engagement, government and foundation funding.

The community food, housing, and relief services market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $605.39 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.8%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to pandemic response and recovery, economic disparities, digital engagement and donor platforms, homelessness prevention. Major trends in the forecast period include food insecurity and hunger relief, affordable housing initiatives, mental health and addiction services, technology for social impact.

Federal funding plays a pivotal role in driving the community food, housing, and relief services market. Government funding is instrumental in providing shelter to many homeless individuals. Various countries implement programs aimed at assisting homeless populations. In the United States, the Federal Government annually allocates funds to states and territories through the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) to support social services for vulnerable children, adults, and families. In India, the 'Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awaas Yojana' focuses on providing permanent houses with basic amenities to homeless families, with the goal of constructing one crore homes of 25 square meters each by 2022. Additionally, the Indian government has initiated the Shelter for Homeless program under the National Urban Livelihood Mission (NULM), which provides different types of shelters, including men's shelters, women's shelters, family shelters, and special shelters for the elderly, mentally ill, and sick individuals. The government of India covers 75% of the expenses for shelter development, with the remaining 25% being the state's commitment. Furthermore, the Indian government is working on providing rental housing to various marginalized groups, such as scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, other backward classes, migrants, transgender individuals, and senior citizens. Increased federal funding will contribute to the growth of the community food, housing, and relief services market.

The increasing focus on health awareness is expected to drive the growth of the community food, housing, and relief services market. Health awareness encompasses knowledge and understanding of health, healthcare, medical requirements, diseases, and preventive measures in general. Community food, housing, and relief services are vital in maintaining food safety, ensuring product quality, and raising awareness about consumer health, ultimately reducing the risk of contamination. For instance, in May 2023, the International Food Information Council, a US-based nonprofit organization, conducted a health and food survey among 1,005 Americans aged 18 to 80. Approximately 52% of Americans reported following a specific diet or eating pattern in the past year in 2022, a significant increase from 39% in 2021 and 43% in 2020. Moreover, three out of ten Americans stated that they consume more protein from whole-plant sources. Hence, the increasing focus on health awareness is expected to propel the growth of the community food, housing, and relief services market.

An emerging trend in the community food, housing, and relief services market is the provision of re-entry services for individuals reentering society after serving time in prison. A significant portion of this population faces homelessness upon release and lacks adequate housing. Therefore, numerous non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have stepped up to provide shelter and support. For instance, the US-based Lionheart Foundation offers shelter to this population and its 'Houses of Healing' (HOH) program improves the lives of prisoners by providing transformative programs, an HOH guidebook, HOH video series, and more.

Leading companies in the community food services market are focusing on creating innovative solutions such as community food grants to tackle food insecurity and foster sustainable well-being within communities. Community Food Grants support projects aimed at improving access to affordable and nutritious food in local areas. These grants fund initiatives such as food banks, community gardens, and programs that address food insecurity. For example, in December 2024, Oxfordshire Enterprises Limited, a UK-based non-profit organization, launched its Community Food Grants, offering funding of up to £2,000 ($2,544 USD) for non-profit groups. The initiative, which began accepting applications in December 2024, is designed to help community groups run food-related projects like cooking, gardening, and nutrition education. Councillor Rob Pattenden emphasized the significance of these grants in improving food security and community well-being, urging eligible organizations to apply in order to benefit local residents through various food programs.

Major companies operating in the community food, housing, and relief services market include Feeding America, World Food Programme, UNICEF, The Salvation Army, Food For Poor, Adventist Community Services, Doctors Without Borders, Catholic Relief Services, CARE International, American National Red Cross, Spectrum Professional Services, Community Options Middlesex, Camba Inc., Easter Seals New Jersey, One Voice Central Texas, Horizon House, International Rescue Committee, Fair Community Housing Services Limited, Nestle Community Housing Services Ltd., Crossroads Villa Inc., Community Housing Partners, Community Housing Ltd., SRM Housing Services Private Limited, Habitat for Humanity International, Goodwill Industries International, United Way Worldwide, Catholic Charities USA, YMCA of the USA, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, The Arc of the United States, Volunteers of America, American Cancer Society, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, National Urban League, National Council of La Raza, National Alliance on Mental Illness, The Trevor Project.

Community food services refer to not-for-profit services in which food is prepared and provided to the community's residents at no cost. Community housing services involve offering temporary shelter, typically to individuals experiencing homelessness. Community relief encompasses various welfare services provided by government and community agencies to enhance the overall living conditions of community members.

The main types of community food, housing, and relief services include community food services, community housing services, temporary shelters, other community housing services, emergency and other relief services, as well as vocational rehabilitation services. Community food services are primarily provided by non-profit organizations that gather, prepare, and distribute food to low-income and needy individuals. These services can be offered through chained outlets or independent outlets. The end users of these services encompass individuals who are non-chronically homeless, homeless families, individuals facing chronic homelessness, homeless veterans, unaccompanied homeless youth, and children in need.

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Western Europe was the largest region in the community food, housing, and relief services market in 2024. Asia-Pacific was the second-largest region in the community food, housing, and relief services market. The regions covered in the community food, housing, and relief services market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the community food, housing, and relief services market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Italy, Spain, Canada.

The community food, housing, and shelter services consists of revenues earned by entities that offer temporary residential shelter, transitional housing, volunteer construction or repair of low-cost housing, and/or repair of homes for individuals or families in need, or provide food, shelter, clothing, medical relief, resettlement, and counseling to victims of domestic or international disasters or conflicts such as wars. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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