FAQ and Fact Sheet

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To read our Food Bank Fact Sheet for information and statistics click here 

Statistics at a Glance:

• The Food Bank has seen a 44% increase in the number of times people received food in the last two years.  In 2007, the agency distributed food to individuals an average of 6943 times a month. In 2009, that average number climbed to 10,100 a month.

• In 2009, over 600,000 pounds of food valued at $1,157,000 was given to hungry people in our community 

• Of this total, the Food Bank gave $454,000 of food at no charge to the clients of 60 + partner agencies

• We helped 6,537 people at Thanksgiving in 2009 with a turkey box complete with a turkey and the trimmings for a holiday meal.