September is Hunger Awareness Month
Posted on: 08-30-2010
Check out our Hunger Action Month calendar on ways you can participate daily.
Posted on: 08-07-2010
Come have fun with us and voluteer for a shift at the Red River Revel. You will see old friends... More
TOP TEN MOST NEEDED FOOD ITEMS
Posted on: 08-05-2010
09-06-2010 - 01:00 AM
Purchase a SteinMart Coupon - You can support the Food Bank by purchasing a $5 ticket in return this ticket... More
09-16-2010 - 01:00 AM
Bring canned goods or a donation for admission to the event.
Red River Revel - Pot Painting Booth
10-02-2010 - 04:00 PM
Need Volunteers to help with booth. Come visit our booth and paint a pot.
What is a Food Bank?
A food bank is generally defined as a non-profit organization which solicits, procures, inventories, and warehouses donated food and other products. The most common items procured are non-perishable food items, but some unique food banks have the capacity and ability to warehouse perishable items as well. This food is then distributed to a variety of community agencies such as pantries, meal sites, homes, shelters, and soup kitchens which serve the people in need.
The major focus of food banks is not to provide food directly to individuals in need. Instead, food banks provide food to agencies in their service area that, in turn, provide food on an individual short-term need basis.
There are five food banks in Louisiana.
Food banks receive food in many different ways. Some examples are:
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Public food drives
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Individual food donations
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Bulk purchases from your financial support
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Hunters for the Hungry
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Grocery store product reclamation
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Corporate reclamation and redistribution centers
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USDA distributed commodities
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FEMA Emergency relief distributions
