List of food banks

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
• OzHarvest – Australian social entrepreneurPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets

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  A Gift of Bread van named "Spirit of Hope"

Canada

• Daily Bread Food Bank
• Food Banks Canada
• Greater Vancouver Food Bank
• Ontario Association of Food Banks

China

• Feeding Hong Kong

Colombia

• Food Bank (Bogotá)

Germany

• Volxküche

India

• Delhi Food Banking Network – Food bank system in India

Israel

• Leket Israel – Israeli food bankPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback

Latvia

• Food Bank Latvia – Organization based in Latvia

Malaysia

• Kechara Soup Kitchen – Malaysian nonprofit organization

New Zealand

• Foodbank Canterbury

Nigeria

• ICare Food Bank
• Lagos Food Bank

Singapore

• Food Bank Singapore

United Kingdom

• Independent Food Aid Network
• Sufra (charity)
• The Trussell Trust – British charity based in Salisbury that runs a national network of foodbanksPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback

United States

• Feeding America – US nonprofit organization and food bank network
• Freestore Foodbank – U.S. non-profit organization

Arizona

 

Congressmember David Schweikert visiting the St. Mary's Food Bank Alliance during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic

• The 3000 Club – Phoenix-based charity
• Northern Arizona Food Bank – American televangelist (1939-2024)Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
• St. Mary's Food Bank Alliance – Food Bank in Phoenix, 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 – non-profit organization in the USAPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• 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 CaliforniaPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• Second Harvest of Silicon Valley – food bank based in San Jose, California, that serves Santa Clara and San Mateo countiesPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• SLO Food Bank

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 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

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 the USAPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback

New York

• City Harvest – New York City's largest food rescue organization
• Food Bank For New York City – non-profit organization in the USAPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• 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 USAPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• North Texas Food Bank – non-profit organization in the USAPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback

Utah

 

Products at Community Action Services and Food Bank in Provo, 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 USAPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• 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

•  Food portal
•  Lists portal

• Fans Supporting Foodbanks – Charitable initiative in Liverpool
• Food rescue – practice of gleaning edible food that would otherwise go to waste, and distributing it to local emergency food programsPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• food rescue initiatives which are not particularly directed at the poor
  • Foodsharing.de – online platformPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback – 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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