Second Harvest Foodbank
What is the Foodbank?
The Foodbank is a not-for-profit clearinghouse that collects, stores
and distributes useable surplus food to non-profit organizations,
not individuals, who in turn, share with the people they serve. We
utilize a warehouse with both dry and cold storage, trucks and a
full-time staff. The Foodbank helps stop the waste of useable food
by distributing I to the needy. Donated foods may come from over-production,
underweight products, mislabeled containers, outdated products, improperly
coded packages, partially damaged goods, discontinued lines, over-stocked
merchandise, farm surplus or other sources.
How does the Foodbank work?
The Foodbank is a member of the Second Harvest National Food Bank
Network. We collect and distribute food to our three county service
area. Food producers, brokers, wholesalers, retailers and community
food drives all participate in directing food to us. A 1976 tax law
allows many of these sources to write off the entire cost plus half
of their markup for donations to the Foodbank. We then schedule pickup
at the convenience of the donor. Non-profit agencies that receive
products from us are able to conduct their feeding programs in a
cost-effective manner, since no donated food is ever sold by the
Foodbank or by receiving agencies. Participating agencies support
the Foodbank operations through a shared-maintenance fee, based on
the pounds of food they receive.
Who uses the donated food?
Annually, approximately 5 million pounds of food are shared
with over 140 local feeding programs. We only distribute food to not-for-profit
organizations such as food pantries, soup kitchens, group
homes, non-profit nursing homes, non-profit day care programs, halfway
houses, elderly day care programs, developmental centers or emergency
shelters.
For more information call (937) 323-6507
and learn how you can help!

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