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Feeding the Hungry Since 1982

Tri-State Food Bank disburses a record 6.1 Million pounds of food in 2009 for hungry tristaters. . . . .New Report "Hunger In America 2010" -  More than 114,200 Tri-State residents seek emergency food assistance each year- including more than 39,900 children and over 25,000 seniors - Click picture below for report. . . . . . . . . .

 

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September is Hunger Action Month and we want to mobilize our community to join with us in fighting hunger.  All month long,  there are several ways people can make a difference that will help many of our local families, individuals, children, and seniors who are struggling to put food on the table. 

 

People can take action by:

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Advocating and raising awareness,

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Making donations

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Volunteering at Tri-State Food Bank or a local food pantry, soup kitchen, or shelter.

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Businesses are encouraged to sponsor in-house fund or food drives.

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Food Manufactures and distributors are encouraged to make special food donations. 

Click here to learn more about how you can help.

Also see Events page to see who is stepping up to take action!

 

At the Chamber Small Business Awards & Brunch held March 11, The Chamber of Commerce of Southwest Indiana awarded Tri-State Food Bank the 2010 Non-Profit of the Year Award. We are thrilled and honored by the recognition and are certain it will bring much awareness to our mission, strengthening our ability to provide more food to those in need.

 

 

Mary Blair, Executive Director TSFB and Kendall Martin, Board President TSFB display Award trophy.

 

 

Released February 3, 2010

Seeking answers to the hunger issues in our community, Tri-State Food Bank, participated in a nationwide study “Hunger in America 2010”, conducted by Mathematica Policy Research for Feeding America.

 

The report provides a comprehensive look at who is hungry and who is serving the hungry locally in tri-state community.

 

The information is drawn from a national study, Hunger in America 2010, conducted in the spring of 2009 for Feeding America (FA) (formerly America’s Second Harvest), the nation’s largest organization of emergency food providers. Locally, the study is based on completed in-person interviews with 307 clients served by the Tri-State Food Bank agencies, as well as on completed questionnaires from more than 132 agencies reporting on 234 feeding programs.  Click picture above to view report. pdf 3.4MB

You can get free email updates on all food recalls.

The best way for anyone to get email notifications of all food recalls is by signing up for free email updates from www.recalls.gov.  This is a one-stop shop for U.S. Government recalls.   We encourage everyone who needs recall information to sign up today!  It’s easy.  Follow these few steps and you will receive an instant acknowledgement of your subscription from the Dept. of Health and Human Services:

1.        Log on to www.recalls.gov

2.       Click on the Food tab at the top.

3.       Click on “Sign Up for Free Recall Updates by E-Mail”  (in red toward top of page)

4.       This takes you to the Dept. of Health and Human Services signup page, where you will:

a.       Enter your email address and confirm same; and

b.      Check the box titled FoodSafety.gov Recalls and Alerts under the FoodSafety.gov Updates section.

 Click to see program information  Weekend BackPack-Food for Kids           

Click to see program information  Kids Cafe

Click to see program information  Kids Crop

 

Located in Evansville, Indiana, the Tri-State Food Bank continues its quest to deliver safe food to hundreds of charities and sites serving thousands of local women, men and children in the tri-state. Thanks to the support of our donors and volunteers, we are delivering not only life supporting provisions to needy people, we are delivering opportunities for a healthier more productive life. The compassion and actions of our community is making a difference to the family on the edge of poverty; to the elderly citizens with an inadequate fixed income, and to the homeless persons with hope for a better future.

 

 

Please take the time to browse our website to learn more about us and about how you can help.

Our Mission

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§To Feed the hungry by soliciting and judiciously distributing marketable surplus food to non-profit agencies, which serve the needy in a 33-county area of the tri-state.

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§To monitor member agencies and to assist them in the various programs they sponsor.

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§To serve as the channel through which donors may be assured of good warehousing practices, equitable distribution, and accountability to the member agencies as well as to the needy.

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§To educate the public about the nature of and the solutions to the problems of hunger.

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§To encourage donors to practice the good stewardship of donating, not dumping, usable surplus food.

Profile

Our primary service as a food bank is to collect usable donated foods and disburse to non-profit feeding organizations in a 33-county service area of the tri-state.  We provide food to 9 counties in Indiana, 16 in rural Illinois, and 8 in Kentucky.  We currently provide food to 250 feeding programs who serve women, men, and children at risk of hunger.

We are a member of:

                   Feeding Illinois    

Tri-State Food Bank is not the complete answer to the needs of our area, so we work with other organizations that share our vision.

 

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Vanderburgh County Hunger Task Force - Awareness, Advocacy Assistance

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Church World Service - Crop Walk

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First Call for Help

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EVSC Community School council

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Media Ministries - Dream Center

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An Other

 

Contact Information

Telephone
812-425-0775
FAX
812-425-0776
Postal address
801 E. Michigan Street   
Electronic mail
Director: mblair@tristatefoodbank.org
General Information: mblair@tristatefoodbank.org
Food Resource Developer:
jstrain@tristatefoodbank.org
Agencies: agency@tristatefoodbank.org
USDA programs: btonkin@tristatefoodbank.org
Volunteer:
jhillenbrand@tristatefoodbank.org
Youth Programs:  jhillenbrand@tristatefoodbank.org
Webmaster :
mblair@tristatefoodbank.org

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