GREATER BATON ROUGE FOOD BANK
Programs
Feeding The Hungry Program
THE PURPOSE OF THE FEEDING THE HUNGRY PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE ONE OF LIFE'S MOST BASIC ESSENTIALFOOD TO THE FOOD INSECURE. 12.5 MILLION POUNDS OF LIFE-SUSTAINING FOOD WAS DISTRIBUTED IN 2022, WHICH CAN PROVIDE UP TO 10.4 MILLION MEALS. THE GREATER BATON ROUGE FOOD BANK SERVES AS A CLEARINGHOUSE TO PROCURE, PROCESS, AND DISTRIBUTE FOOD IN MASS QUANTITIES TO OUR 90 PARTNER AGENCIES IN AN 11-PARISH AREA, WHICH INCLUDE PANTRIES, SOUP KITCHENS, SHELTERS, AND MOBILE PANTRIES THAT FEED THE MOST IN NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY. ALL FOOD IS PROVIDED TO AGENCIES AND CLIENTS FREE OF CHARGE, UNLIKE OTHER FOOD BANKS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$29.8MBackpack Program
THE BACKPACK PROGRAM'S PURPOSE IS TO HELP MITIGATE THE NEGATIVE IMPACT INADEQUATENUTRITION HAS ON THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN AND THEIR ABILITY TO LEARN BYPROVIDING NUTRITIONALLY BALANCED, CHILD-FRIENDLY FOOD ITEMS IN A DISCREET BACKPACK ONTHE WEEKENDS/HOLIDAYS WHEN THEY ARE NOT IN SCHOOL AND UNABLE TO ACCESS THE SCHOOLLUNCH. BACKPACKS ARE SENT HOME WITH CHILD-FRIENDLY, NUTRITIOUS FOOD ITEMS EVERY WEEKTO PROVIDE FOOD FOR THE WEEKENDS. DURING THE 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR, WE SERVED 21 SCHOOLS AND 1,288 STUDENTS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$319.5K
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