List of food banks

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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

Australia

Canada

China

Colombia

Germany

India

Israel

  • Leket Israel – Israeli food bank

Latvia

Malaysia

New Zealand

Nigeria

Singapore

United Kingdom

United States

Arizona

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

Arkansas

California

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Illinois

Indiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

  • Forgotten Harvest – non-profit organization in the USA

New York

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Texas

  • Houston Food Bank – non-profit organization in the USA
  • North Texas Food Bank – non-profit organization in the USA

Utah

Products at Community Action Services and Food Bank in Provo, Utah

Vermont

Washington

Washington, D.C.

See also

  • 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 programs
  • 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