DURING 2024, THE BLAINE FOOD BANK PROVIDED FOOD TO APPROXIMATELY 112,184 INDIVIDUALS. THE FOOD BANK RECEIVED CASH CONTRIBUTIONS OF $431,220 AND DONATED FOOD VALUED AT $3,507,682. ALSO VOLUNTEER LABOR VALUED AT $441,870 ($18.74 X 23,579 HOURS) WAS CONTRIBUTED. THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON ANY FOOD OR CASH RECEIVED EXCEPT FOR ONE - $1,000 CASH DONATION RESTRICTED FOR MILK PURCHASES. FOOD AND SUPPLIES PURCHASED FOR DISTRIBUTION WAS $157,694.30 THE AVERAGE VALUE OF FOOD DISTRIBUTED PER PERSON IS $31.51 ($3,535,015/ 112,184 OF PEOPLE SERVED). CONTRIBUTED FOOD IS VALUED AT $2.16 PER POUND. DONATION SOURCES: GROCERY RESCUE, FOOD LIFELINE, NW HARVEST, TEFAP, INDIVIDUAL AND BUSINESSES.
