Food banking is a bit of an odd duck of the nonprofit world. It involves all the fundraising and programming of most nonprofits, but also encompasses a heavy-duty operational aspect – with warehouses, trucks, inventories,...

Sep 21, 2024 · Feeding children, making SNAP easier to access, and promoting food as medicine all bubbled up as high priorities for nearly 1,500 adults with lived experience of food insecurity who responded to a Feeding America survey, released earlier this month. At least 90% or more of respondents to the national survey highlighted those three priorities as important to them.

1 day ago · There has always been an undercurrent of anxiety among undocumented populations seeking food assistance. Food Bank News noted underground food distributions for the undocumented as far back as 2020, when the pandemic pushed the need for assistance to new heights.. Now that anxiety has been ratcheted up, as directives from the new administration begin to …

Welcome to the Food Drive Resource Hub Sponsored by #GiveHealthy Overview Case Studies Best Practices Resources We Love Directory Ignite the Most Popular Form of Giving Our Food Drive Resource Hub aims to help food banks take advantage of the massive inclination among Americans to give generously when it comes to food. The …

Mar 21, 2023 · For a small but growing number of food banks, distributing food is no longer enough. These food banks, including Feeding Tampa Bay and Greater Cleveland Food Bank, are re-orienting their operations to support a range of services that go …

Oct 23, 2024 · Our latest look at the top 300 food banks by revenue shows that 1) the very biggest food banks are getting bigger, and 2) most food banks are relatively small.. As in years past, two food banks that operate outside of the Feeding America network emerged as the largest food banks in the country, in terms of revenue.

Jan 20, 2025 · During the pandemic, the Minn.-based hunger relief organization Open Cupboard gained two key insights that helped guide the opening of its newest free-food market. The first was that people don’t want to have to answer a lot of questions to gain access to food. The second was that a community’s ...

Jan 7, 2025 · Farm-to-food-assistance programs are thriving, according to a report, signaling a new chapter in how communities can address hunger relief. The idea of getting food from local farms to food-insecure people is not necessarily new, but Covid-19 helped to spur additional investment in the practice.

Aug 27, 2024 · Food banks are getting increasingly creative about where they put new distribution outlets. In a bid to expand their reach, especially into underserved areas, food banks are making use of farms, libraries, county clerk offices, shopping malls, and even horse racetracks as food distribution points.

Oct 12, 2021 · Our latest look at the top 300 food banks by revenue shows that 1) the very biggest food banks are getting bigger, and 2) most food banks are relatively small. As in years past, two food banks that operate outside of the Feeding America network emerged as the largest food banks in the country, in terms of revenue. This year,…