These food distribution programs are funded by individuals, companies and foundations. You can sponsor one of the 1,900 children that teachers have identified as not having enough food at home on the weekends and come to school hungry. Just click on the Sponsor a Child button below. If you would like to help us obtain more food please click on the Sponsor a Bag button below. If you want to be a regular financial donor please join the Full Plate Club.Food Bank Warehouse: Agencies obtain food and grocery products from the Food Bank warehouse. These items are then given to those in need through food pantries, soup kitchens, emergency shelters and other non-profits feeding organizations.
Food Rescue: Perishable and prepared food is collected from restaurants, caterers, grocery stores, and other food vendors then redistributed to agencies providing more nutritious food to people in need. Collection is by daily pickups using refrigerated trucks. The food is distributed through the warehouse and the Mobile Food Pantry program.
Kid’s Cafe: Nutritious snacks, meals and nutrition education are provided to children at-risk for hunger and malnutrition. Through partnerships with after-school programs and community organizations ten cafes have been established to date.
Food for Kids: This is a collaborative effort between the Food Bank and area schools to provide food to children who may have little or nothing to eat during the weekend or school vacations. Nutritious food and child-friendly snacks are given in a backpack or other carrier to selected children to take home twice a month.
Mobile Food Bank: Many rural agencies lack sufficient funding or manpower to transport food from our warehouse to their facilities so deliveries are made.
Mobile Food Pantry/Fresh Foods Program: This program provides mass distributions of food to low-income individuals by distributing bags of groceries to public housing residents in various communities on a rotating basis.
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The programs at Second Harvest Food Bank are funded through an assortment of grants and local sponsors. We are grateful to those who take on these programs and donate their time, money, and resources to feed those who are in need.
[ If you would like to be a sponsor, please contact Second Harvest Food Bank at 423-477-4053 ext 201]