Help us Outnumber Hunger!!!

Posted on: 04-04-2012

Each code you enter from participating General Mills Brands will help Feeding America secure 5 meals for our food bank!

*Empty Bowls 2012*

Posted on: 04-01-2012

The Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana’s main fundraiser of the year will once again take place at the Eldorado Casino... More

Empty Bowls

06-07-2012 - 06:00 PM

Empty Bowls is the Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana’s main fundraiser of the year. This year’s event will once again... More

 

As a hunger relief organization, the Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana is the largest distributor of donated foods in the area.Food Bank logo

We are the only organization in northwest Louisiana that provides this basic need. We solicit, store and distribute food and other essential items to low-income children, families and senior citizens. We distribute food through various programs. The largest is our food distribution program that provides food through our partnerships with over 100 community and faith-based non-profit organizations. Last year we distributed 5,976,602 pounds of food.

 

Our Mission

The mission of the Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana is to serve as the primary resource for fighting hunger in Northwest Louisiana.

Our Vision

The Food Bank's vision is to ultimately end hunger in Northwest Louisiana by ensuring consolidated network of effective food collection and distribution which will provide universal access to food for the needy in our communities.

Rules for acceptance and participation in the program are the same for everyone without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, or handicap. Any person alleging discrimination on the basis of race color, national origin, age sex, or handicap has the right to file a complaint within 180 days of the alleged discriminatory action with the Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana or the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, P.O. Box 3481, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821-3481, phone (225)922-1319.