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
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My siblings all give generously to food banks and homeless charities, even putting some homeless people up in hotels, which is great.
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Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Graves told the House Agriculture and Rural Development Committee that the organization has produced more than 40,000 pounds of food, most of which was donated to the food bank.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
Linda McKinney runs the county's largest food bank, entirely on donations and volunteers.
—Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
The food bank says that over the years, the 21-and-up event has helped provide nearly 9 million meals for area residents who might otherwise have gone hungry.
—Travis Pinson, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
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Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Graves told the House Agriculture and Rural Development Committee that the organization has produced more than 40,000 pounds of food, most of which was donated to the food bank.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
Linda McKinney runs the county's largest food bank, entirely on donations and volunteers.
—Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
The food bank says that over the years, the 21-and-up event has helped provide nearly 9 million meals for area residents who might otherwise have gone hungry.
—Travis Pinson, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Food bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/food%20bank. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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