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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Tom Williams / Getty Images Over 1.6 billion COVID-19 tests have been sent directly to homes, schools, long-term care facilities, health centers and food banks over the last two years through federal distribution programs, according to the Education Department.
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C Mandler, CBS News, 29 Nov. 2023
Advertisement For Thanksgiving of that first year, an editorial urged locals to donate generously to a local food bank, but with an asterisk: no turkey, please.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2023
Now, as the country approaches its first Thanksgiving since such safety-net programs expired, some local food banks say the need is higher than it’s been in years.
—Danny Nguyen, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2023
Bring nonperishables for the local food bank and receive $2 off.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2023
Vasquez, 58, whose home was also damaged in the storms, kept the food bank running until a few months ago, when the county stopped delivering supplies.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
Another 119 million pounds is donated to food banks, given to friends outside their households and organizations such as Hunters for the Hungry.
—Emma Colton, Fox News, 9 Nov. 2023
Since the actors’ strike began, he’s been waiting tables, but the food bank, stocked with donations from supermarkets and caterers, has helped him with essentials.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2023
The food banks declined to reveal the size of Swift’s gifts.
—Tami Luhby, CNN, 13 Aug. 2023
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C Mandler, CBS News, 29 Nov. 2023
Advertisement For Thanksgiving of that first year, an editorial urged locals to donate generously to a local food bank, but with an asterisk: no turkey, please.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2023
Now, as the country approaches its first Thanksgiving since such safety-net programs expired, some local food banks say the need is higher than it’s been in years.
—Danny Nguyen, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2023
Bring nonperishables for the local food bank and receive $2 off.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2023
Vasquez, 58, whose home was also damaged in the storms, kept the food bank running until a few months ago, when the county stopped delivering supplies.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
Another 119 million pounds is donated to food banks, given to friends outside their households and organizations such as Hunters for the Hungry.
—Emma Colton, Fox News, 9 Nov. 2023
Since the actors’ strike began, he’s been waiting tables, but the food bank, stocked with donations from supermarkets and caterers, has helped him with essentials.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2023
The food banks declined to reveal the size of Swift’s gifts.
—Tami Luhby, CNN, 13 Aug. 2023
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1971, in the meaning defined above
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food bank
noun
: a usually nonprofit organization that collects donated food and distributes it to people in need
called also food pantry
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