Virginia Peninsula Foodbank
Virginia Peninsula Foodbank
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Mission
The mission of the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank is to distribute food effectively through collaborative efforts that minimize hunger, promote nutrition, and encourage self-reliance through education.
About
THIRTY-THREE YEARS OF SERVICESINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1986, THE VIRGINIA PENINSULA FOODBANK HAS DISTRIBUTED ALMOST 201 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD TO BENEFIT THE NEEDY AND FOOD INSECURE ACROSS THE GREATER VIRGINIA PENINSULA. THIS EQUATES TO OVER $325 MILLION WORTH OF FOOD AT A WHOLESALE VALUE OF $1.62 PER POUND THIS YEAR, AS DETERMINED ANNUALLY BY FEEDING AMERICA, THE NATIONAL NETWORK OF FOODBANKS. DURING THE 2018-2019 FISCAL YEAR, THE FOODBANK DISTRIBUTED ALMOST 12 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD THROUGHOUT ITS NINE-JURISDICTION SERVICE AREA ACROSS THE GREATER VIRGINIA PENINSULA. THIS SERVICE AREA ENCOMPASSES THE CITIES OF HAMPTON, NEWPORT NEWS, POQUOSON, AND WILLIAMSBURG AND THE COUNTIES OF GLOUCESTER, JAMES CITY, MATHEWS, SURRY, AND YORK.PROVIDING FOOD SECURITYTHE VIRGINIA PENINSULA FOODBANK'S FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM SERVES AS A REGIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR DONATED AND PURCHASED FOOD AS WELL AS RELATED ITEMS. THESE ITEMS ARE DISTRIBUTED TO QUALIFIED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING FOOD TO THE LESS FORTUNATE ACROSS THE GREATER VIRGINIA PENINSULA. THE FOODBANK ACQUIRES SURPLUSES AND POTENTIALLY RECOVERABLE DISCARDS GATHERED FROM LOCAL RETAILERS, WHOLESALERS, DISTRIBUTORS, FOOD INDUSTRY MANUFACTURERS, BROKERS, GROCERY STORES, GLEANING PROJECTS, AND INDIVIDUAL DONORS FROM THROUGHOUT OUR SERVICE AREA. FURTHER, FOOD MADE AVAILABLE FOR THE PENINSULA'S NEEDY RESIDENTS IS ALSO RECEIVED FROM NATIONAL DONORS THROUGH FEEDING AMERICA. FIRST QUALITY FOOD ITEMS ARE OBTAINED FROM THE USDA THROUGH THE EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (TEFAP), COLLECTED IN FOOD DRIVES SUPPORTED BY NUMEROUS ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS, AS WELL AS PURCHASED WITH FEMA (FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY) AND OTHER PRIVATE GRANT FUNDING. THE FOODBANK THEN DISTRIBUTES THESE GOODS TO EMERGENCY FOOD PANTRIES, SOUP KITCHENS, SHELTERS, AND OTHER NONPROFIT AGENCIES WHICH ASSIST PENINSULA RESIDENTS WHO FALL INTO NEED EACH DAY. IN 2018-2019, THE FOODBANK PROVIDED FOOD TO OVER 140 NONPROFIT MEMBER AGENCIES.
