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Food For People
Organization: Food Bank
Facility Type: Warehouse
Status: Open
Address:
307 West 14th Street
Eureka, CA 95501
| Region: | Pacific Northwest |
|---|---|
| County/Parish: | Humboldt |
Main/General Business Number: (707) 445-3166 Fax: (707) 445-5946
Main/General Business E-mail Address: (hidden)
Website: http://www.foodforpeople.org/
Management Contact: (hidden)
Management Phone: (hidden)
Other Contacts:(hidden)
Make Checks Payable To: Food For People
This organization provides Temporary or Permanent Service? Temporary
Notes:
Food For People, Inc. is designated as the official food bank
for Humboldt County. Our mission is:
To provide emergency and supplementary food to those in need.
To improve food access through expanded participation in gleaning
and gardening projects.
To conduct advocacy and outreach for local, state and federal
food assistance programs and other activities.
To involve low-income households in self-sufficiency programs.
To encourage self-sufficiency in the community as a whole.
At Food for People, we're working hard to feed hungry children
through the school year and summer. The "No More Hungry Kids"
campaign supports Children's Summer Lunch, Backpacks for Kids
and Afterschool Snack programs.
History of Food for People:
Food for People first opened its doors in 1979 as a small
food closet. Food distribution grew steadily from those
FOOD FOR PEOPLE PROGRAMS:
Food Bank Food Distribution
Emergency Food Pantry Network
Senior Brown Bag Program
Homebound Delivery Program
Summer Food Service Program
Commodity Supplemental Food Program
Food Stamp Access Outreach Project
Farm Gleaning Program
Community Garden Site
Work Readiness Program
Non-profit Food Network
Emergency Food and Disaster Program
Community Outreach and Advocacy Programs
Backpack for Kids
humble beginnings, and over the next 17 years, operations
were conducted out of a small local residence, utilizing
rented warehouse space a few blocks away. Food was provided
for several pantries located throughout the county, in
addition to the direct distribution we hosted for those
who could make it to the food bank. Access to refrigeration
and freezer space was extremely limited. By 1996, we were
bursting at the seams and ill-prepared to accommodate the
steadily increasing requests for emergency food assistance.
In 1998, thanks to support received through a Community
Development Block Grant, a grant from The California
Endowment, our Harvest Home capital campaign and the
generosity of local citizens, churches, businesses and
civic organizations, we were able to purchase and retrofit
the 9,000 square foot warehouse in Eureka that now houses
our food bank. This space includes a large walk-in cooler
and two walk-in freezers.
Created At: Sun Oct 07 18:31:40 +0000 2007
Updated At: Sun Nov 30 18:56:24 +0000 2008
Updated By: LTel
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