Food Bank - Curiosity Quest Goes Green #15

http://www.curiosityquest.org/cqgoesgreen202.html. Food bank donations provide food for several families. Join Joel as he learns about what happens to the food that does not get sold at grocery stores. Visit a Food Bank and help serve those in need. Curiosity Quest Goes Green, season #2, episode #2.

Through the assistance of local and national food assistance programs, Feeding America is able to provide nutritious, fresh foods to Americans struggling with hunger; safe and nurturing places for children to have a meal; emergency assistance for disaster victims; as well as a chance at self-sufficiency for adults trying to break the cycle of poverty and hunger.
-http://feedingamerica.org/foodbank-results.aspx

Food is donated to Los Angeles Regional Food Bank from local and national food manufacturers, wholesalers, supermarkets, restaurant suppliers, packers, processors and brokers. Once a shipment of food is received at our warehouse, it is sorted, inspected, and if necessary, repacked for distribution to participating charities in Los Angeles County.

They sort, inspect, repackage and distribute thousands of pounds of food each day with the help of dedicated volunteers. Last year, over 24,000 volunteers donated their time to the Food Bank.

Charities order and pick up the products they need from the Food Bank on a weekly basis. They then serve the food to needy families, children and individuals free of charge. Through these charities, over 1 million people receive healthy meals each year.
http://www.lafoodbank.org/

A food bank or foodbank is a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes mostly donated food to a wide variety of agencies that in turn feed the hungry. The largest sources of food are for-profit growers, manufacturers, distributors and retailers who in the normal course of business have excess food that they cannot sell. There is considerable overlap with food salvage, food rescue and gleaning although not with freeganism or dumpster-diving.
After sorting and inventory, a food bank distributes the food to non-profit community or government agencies, including but not limited to food pantries, soup kitchens, homeless shelters, orphanages, and schools.
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_bank

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