A community organization that distributes donated or recovered food to agencies serving low-income people throughout a region.
A charitable organization that solicits, receives, inventories, stores and distributes food and grocery products from various sources. A food bank may purchase food from funds provided by government agencies or charitable grants, or it may receive food donated by manufacturers, retailers, or individuals. The food bank is responsible for ensuring that all food and grocery products that it receives and distributes comply with industry and regulatory standards. These products are distributed to charitable human service agencies, which provide the the products directly to clients.
A Clearinghouse which distributes large quantities of donated food to other non-profit agencies that provide direct services to families and individuals.
Private, nonprofit distribution warehouses affiliated with America's Second Harvest, a national coordinating network for food banks. Food banks provide central locations for the receipt of donated food and a decentralized method of food distribution to other nonprofits in local communities. Food banks have operated in the United States for close to 20 years.
a place where food is contributed and made available to those in need; "they set up a food bank for the flood victims"
a non-profit organization that distributes millions of pounds of donated food and grocery products to human services agencies
A charitable organization that solicits, receives, inventories, stores and donates food and grocery products pursuant to grocery industry and appropriate standards. These products are distributed to charitable human service agencies, which provide the products directly to clients.
A food bank is a place where food, typically non-perishable goods (and sometimes frozen perishable goods such as meats or concentrated juices), are offered to nonprofit agencies for distribution to people in need of food for free or at very low prices (or in exchange for volunteer work). These agencies are typically non-profit organizations or run as part of a church or community outreach group. A food bank is like the wholesale arm of the food distribution system for those living in poverty.