Food Banks, Soup Kitchens & Pantries
Resources To Help With Immediate Hunger - Food Banks And Pantry Programs
A food bank is a non-profit organization that collects and distributes food to hunger relief charities.
Food banks act as food storage and distribution depots for smaller front-line agencies; and usually do not themselves give out food directly to people struggling with hunger.
What Is The Difference Between A Food bank, Food Pantry and Soup Kitchens?
A food bank solicits, stores and distributes large donations of food, donations that a single food pantry could not accept because of a lack of storage capacity at their facility.
Food banks feed the needs of hungry people by distributing the donations they receive to a large number of member agencies, such as food pantries, soup kitchens, meal programs, drug treatment centers, and senior care centers.
A food pantry provides three-day food packages to families that have a place to live, but not enough food. These packages are designed to provide nutritionally balanced meals.
Soup kitchens serve individuals in need of a hot meal, the only meal of the day for many of them. Most soup kitchens serve a full, balanced meal, and some prepare and deliver meals to the homebound, as well.
And now for our Guests of Honor. Our list of Food Banks, Soup Kitchens, and Pantries Programs will connect you to hundreds of programs all over the USA.
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A Different Approach to Fighting Hunger
FoodFinder’s website and app act as food pantry locators that show you when and where to get free food assistance in your area. The interactive map on our home page is a map of food pantries nearby – every red pin you see is a food assistance program nearby. Tap on one to see when they give away food!
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https://www.feedingamerica.org/our-work/hunger-relief-programs
Feeding America is the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization—a powerful and efficient network of 200 food banks across the country. As food insecurity rates hold steady at the highest levels ever, the Feeding America network of food banks has risen to meet the need. We feed 46 million people at risk of hunger, including 12 million children and 7 million seniors.