OVERVIEW

A food bank is a non-profit organization working to eliminate hunger by providing food, education and other resources to a network of hunger-relief charities and their communities.

Backyard Bounty Program: This gleaning program provides Foodbank member agencies with produce that would otherwise not be made available through other means. more...

Brown Bag Program: The program is designed to provide bags of groceries to low-income senior citizens.  more...

Children’s Hunger Initiative: As a solution to the increasing problems of childhood hunger, the Foodbank launched the Children’s Hunger Initiative, which includes implementing the BackPack Program and Kids Kitchen, both designed to improve the availability of nutritional foods to at-risk-children.  more...

Disaster Relief: In coordination with other disaster relief organizations, the Foodbank aims to work cooperatively and act as a conduit for donated food and other essential grocery items for the purpose of disaster relief. more...

Feed the Future: At the Foodbank we are not just concerned with keeping people fed today. We are working to create innovative programs that will use good nutrition to ensure the healthy future of our community. more..

Grocery Rescue Program: In collaboration with local grocery store chains, the Foodbank collects perishable goods on a daily basis to distribute through its network. Over 800,000 pounds of top quality product is collected annually. more...

Mobile Food Pantry:  Providing scheduled delivery and distribution to 11 rural and under served areas not reached by traditional hunger-relief programs.  more...

Produce Initiative: This initiative offers a comprehensive array of services built around securing and distributing fresh produce. Mobile Farmer's Markets play a vital role in this initiative.  more...

Protein Program: Impacted by the rising costs of gasoline, high-cost protein products are becoming difficult to obtain for people in need. To address this growing challenge, the Foodbank has developed the Protein Program. This program makes these high protein items such as beans and peanut butter available to our member agencies at a much reduced cost. more…

Shopping Program: This enables member agencies to select from a variety of packaged food and fresh produce, nutritious foods for meals, and snacks.  more...