Quick Facts

2010 was a year of unprecedented need as the economy struggled to improve. Nearly half of The Food Bank’s service area had unemployment higher than the state average of 9 percent. Many people who never needed food assistance before, sought help through area pantries. Families with small children were especially hit hard and nearly all schools showed an increase in students qualifying for federally subsidized meals.

The good news is that because of you:

The Food Bank(TFB) distributed over 27.3 million pounds of food.

Partner agencies helped nearly 97,000 people each month.

The Buddy Pack program almost doubled to help approximately
6,200 children at 117 schools in all 32 counties.

For the second year in a row, an outpouring of donations through
food drives provided nearly a half-million pounds of food.

Over 26,000 volunteers donated a whopping 66,259 hours of service,
or the equivilant of 33 full-time employees!