Latest Food Banks Data From the Global Foodbank Network

Details on food banks served by The Global Food Banking Network, say that foodbanks operate in 31 countries, serving 7.78 million people, more than half of whom are children.

Food banks are an environmental asset as they procure wholesome, surplus food that might otherwise end up as waste throughout the supply chain and redirect it away from landfills to social service organizations that feed the hungry.

Because food banks’ success relies on the management of local community leaders rather than temporary foreign aid, the concept is positioned for long-term, sustainable success.

Food banks can be adapted and tailored to work within specific countries’ laws and respond to different community needs.

More than 60 million hungry women, children and families have access to food as a result of food banks.

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