food bank
noun
variants
or less commonly food pantry
: a usually non-profit organization that collects donated food and distributes it to people in need
Examples of food bank in a Sentence
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Her 7-year-old granddaughter helped Dennis make a social media video promoting the food bank fundraiser — an effort that resulted in more donations, from strangers and friends alike.
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Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2024
Saker said at the press conference that, via the program, up to $60 million has been donated to New Jersey food banks and soup kitchens.
—David Chiu, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
Increasingly, Limbert was sending clients to food banks.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
As neighborhoods, food banks, and schools receive more newcomers, residents have offered assistance in heartfelt ways, even as some grapple with a broken immigration system.
—Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Mar. 2024
Food insecurity is rising and food banks around the country report significant increases in demand in the past year, particularly after the expiration of extra pandemic food stamps last February.
—Jeff Stein, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
The food bank had more volunteers than its facilities could hold.
—Dylan Wickman, The Arizona Republic, 25 Jan. 2024
On Inauguration Day, unemployment was 6.3 per cent, and food banks were sustaining millions of people who had been laid off.
—Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
The program now serves about 25 individual schools or districts, said Sabrina Thiede, director of programs with the food bank.
—Stacy Ryburn, arkansasonline.com, 23 Dec. 2023
Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2024
Saker said at the press conference that, via the program, up to $60 million has been donated to New Jersey food banks and soup kitchens.
—David Chiu, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
Increasingly, Limbert was sending clients to food banks.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
As neighborhoods, food banks, and schools receive more newcomers, residents have offered assistance in heartfelt ways, even as some grapple with a broken immigration system.
—Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Mar. 2024
Food insecurity is rising and food banks around the country report significant increases in demand in the past year, particularly after the expiration of extra pandemic food stamps last February.
—Jeff Stein, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
The food bank had more volunteers than its facilities could hold.
—Dylan Wickman, The Arizona Republic, 25 Jan. 2024
On Inauguration Day, unemployment was 6.3 per cent, and food banks were sustaining millions of people who had been laid off.
—Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
The program now serves about 25 individual schools or districts, said Sabrina Thiede, director of programs with the food bank.
—Stacy Ryburn, arkansasonline.com, 23 Dec. 2023
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“Food bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/food%20bank. Accessed 30 Apr. 2024.
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