The Arkansas Foodbank is a non-profit food bank located in Little Rock, Arkansas.[1] [2] [3]
The Arkansas Foodbank was established in 1984 to address the issue of hunger in Arkansas, by securing surplus unmarketable but wholesome food and grocery products for distribution to area relief agencies. The name of the organization was change to the Arkansas Foodbank in 2011. The Foodbank operates a 73,000-square-foot (6,800 m2) warehouse.
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The Foodbank provides hunger-relief services through the following programs:
In 2004, NTFB received nearly $33 million in support, of which over $27 million consisted of donated food and grocery items and other in-kind donations. NTFB distributed nearly 28 million pounds of food to over 650,000 families, as well as over 6.3 million meals and snacks.
In 2010, as a result of a $10.3 million grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, the Arkansas Foodbank began construction on a new warehouse and distribution facility. On March 28, 2011, operations began at the new Arkansas Foodbank Donald W. Reynolds Distribution Center. Key advantages of the new facility is that it more than doubles the Foodbank's storage capacity for dry, refrigerated, and frozen products, it will serve to accelerate food sourcing and distribution, give the Foodbank the ability to handle diverse products for better diets for the hungry people of Arkansas, and lastly, improves the usable facilities for volunteers, especially groups of volunteers seeking worthwhile community service projects.
The Arkansas Foodbank is a member of Feeding America.
The Foodbank serves 44 counties in Arkansas: