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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The Santa Ana local runs a food bank that feeds 1,000 people a month, no questions asked.
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Francine Kiefer, Christian Science Monitor, 12 June 2025
Typically, someone who donates to a food bank or pet rescue would receive no more than 35 cents in tax savings for each dollar donated, according to ITEP.
—Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
The reformers contend that a project’s opponents weaponize the broad requirements in CEQA to try to stop the developments, including homeless shelters and a food bank in recent years, for reasons that have nothing to do with the environment.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Cuts to federal spending yanked $10 million for flood-prevention projects in Miami, slashed USDA produce deliveries to a leading food bank and killed $17 million in grant money that Miami-Dade County hoped to secure for expanding Internet access to low-income households.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 29 May 2025
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Francine Kiefer, Christian Science Monitor, 12 June 2025
Typically, someone who donates to a food bank or pet rescue would receive no more than 35 cents in tax savings for each dollar donated, according to ITEP.
—Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
The reformers contend that a project’s opponents weaponize the broad requirements in CEQA to try to stop the developments, including homeless shelters and a food bank in recent years, for reasons that have nothing to do with the environment.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Cuts to federal spending yanked $10 million for flood-prevention projects in Miami, slashed USDA produce deliveries to a leading food bank and killed $17 million in grant money that Miami-Dade County hoped to secure for expanding Internet access to low-income households.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 29 May 2025
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“Food bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/food%20bank. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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