This is a list of notable food banks. A food bank is a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to those who have difficulty purchasing enough to avoid hunger, usually through intermediaries like food pantries and soup kitchens. Some food banks distribute food directly with their own food pantries.
List of food banks
International
- Bishop's storehouse – Commodity resource in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Canstruction – U.S. nonprofit organization
- Midwest Food Bank – U.S. charity
Australia
- FareShare (Australia) – Australian not-for-profit organisation
- Gift of Bread – Australian charitable organisation
- OzHarvest – Australian social entrepreneur
-
A Gift of Bread van named "Spirit of Hope"
Canada
- Daily Bread Food Bank – Canadian charity
- Food Banks Canada
- Greater Vancouver Food Bank
- Ontario Association of Food Banks – Canadian food bank
China
Colombia
Germany
India
- Delhi Food Banking Network – Food bank system in India
Israel
- Leket Israel – Israel-based charity
Latvia
- Food Bank Latvia – Organization based in Latvia
Malaysia
- Kechara Soup Kitchen – Malaysian nonprofit organization
New Zealand
Nigeria
Singapore
United Kingdom
- Independent Food Aid Network
- Sufra (charity) – Organization based in the United Kingdom
- The Trussell Trust – British food bank charity
United States
- Feeding America – US nonprofit organization and food bank network
- Freestore Foodbank – U.S. non-profit organization
Arizona
- The 3000 Club – Phoenix-based charity
- Northern Arizona Food Bank – American televangelist (born 1939)
- St. Mary's Food Bank Alliance – Food Bank in Phoenix, Arizona
- United Food Bank - Food Bank in Mesa, Arizona
Arkansas
- Arkansas Foodbank – U.S. non-profit food bank
California
- Ag Against Hunger – Non-profit food bank in California
- Alameda County Community Food Bank – US non-profit organization
- Food from the 'Hood – Non-profit organization
- Meet Each Need with Dignity – American nonprofit organization
- Redwood Empire Food Bank – food bank on the North Coast of California
- Second Harvest of Silicon Valley – Food bank in California, US
Connecticut
- Connecticut Food Bank – US nonprofit organization
Delaware
- Food Bank of Delaware – Non-profit organization in Delaware, United States
- Philabundance – U.S. non-profit organization
Florida
- Second Harvest North Florida – U.S. nonprofit organization
Illinois
- Greater Chicago Food Depository – American nonprofit organization
- Northern Illinois Food Bank – Non-profit organization in Northern Illinois, US
Indiana
- Gleaners Food Bank – Food bank in Indianapolis, Indiana
Maine
- Good Shepherd Food Bank – The largest hunger relief organization in Maine, United States
Maryland
- Elizabeth House – Nonprofit food pantry in Maryland, U.S.
- Food Bank of Delaware – Non-profit organization in Delaware, United States
- Philabundance – U.S. non-profit organization
Massachusetts
- Greater Boston Food Bank – Non-profit organization in the US
Michigan
- Forgotten Harvest – Non-profit organization in Michigan, US
New York
- City Harvest – New York City food rescue organization
- Food Bank For New York City – US non-profit organization
- Interfaith Nutrition Network
Oregon
- Oregon Food Bank – Hunger relief organization
Pennsylvania
- Food Bank of Delaware – Non-profit organization in Delaware, United States
- Philabundance – U.S. non-profit organization
Texas
- Houston Food Bank – non-profit organization in the USA
- North Texas Food Bank – non-profit organization in the USA
Utah
- Community Action Services and Food Bank – Non-profit organization in the USA
Vermont
- Vermont Foodbank – American anti-hunger organization
Washington
- Food Lifeline – non-profit organization in the USA
- Northwest Harvest
Washington, D.C.
- Capital Area Food Bank – Nonprofit and largest hunger relief organization in the Washington metro area
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U.S. President George W. Bush visits the Capital Area Food Bank's Washington warehouse in 2002.
See also
- Fans Supporting Foodbanks – Charitable initiative in Liverpool
- Food rescue – Recovery and donation of wasted edible food
- food rescue initiatives which are not particularly directed at the poor
- Foodsharing.de – online platform – public foodsharing shelves
- Olio (app) – Food sharing app
- Too Good To Go – Mobile application
- Food loss and waste – Food that is
discarded, lost or uneaten
- Food security – Measure of the availability and accessibility of food
- Soup kitchen – Place where food is available at no cost as charity
- List of charitable foundations
References
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