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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Each chapter provides free food for communities, no questions asked, partnering with food banks, farms, and local grocers.
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Annemarie Dooling, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Feb. 2026
That could mean building an app to help families plan nutritious meals, maximize their food budget and track SNAP food benefits, or creating new internal tools for food banks and nonprofits to track inventory, predict demand and optimize distribution.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 18 Feb. 2026
Des Moines Refugee Support will continue to provide services, such as taking its soccer club to Memphis, Tennessee, for a tournament and teaching refugees how to access food banks.
—Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 14 Feb. 2026
Helping people to get jobs that provide food security will be particularly important in the coming years, with demand for help through food banks projected to double nationwide, Pulling said.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
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Annemarie Dooling, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Feb. 2026
That could mean building an app to help families plan nutritious meals, maximize their food budget and track SNAP food benefits, or creating new internal tools for food banks and nonprofits to track inventory, predict demand and optimize distribution.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 18 Feb. 2026
Des Moines Refugee Support will continue to provide services, such as taking its soccer club to Memphis, Tennessee, for a tournament and teaching refugees how to access food banks.
—Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 14 Feb. 2026
Helping people to get jobs that provide food security will be particularly important in the coming years, with demand for help through food banks projected to double nationwide, Pulling said.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Food bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/food%20bank. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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