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- EIN 59-2805577
- (352) 336-0839
- 325 Nw 10th Ave Gainesville FL 32601 USA
- www.breadofthemighty.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Food, Food Banks & Pantries
Mission: A nonprofit organization that coordinates the acquisition and distribution of food and basic essentials to nonprofit programs that provide for the needy so that hunger and food insecurity would be eliminated among the citizens of alachua, dixie, gilchrist, lafayette and levy counties, which are served by the organization. The organization tried to ensure that nutritious food, in adequate amounts, is available to member agencies, and hence, available at the right time and in the right place to those in need
Programs: The food bank was established in gainesville in 1987, and has worked tirelessly to get food to the plates of the hungry and food insecure. The food bank distributed 7. 7 million pounds of food. We serve the north central florida area - including alachua, dixie, gilchrist, lafayette, and levy counties. We do this primarily through our network of 184 agencies who serve on the front lines of poverty in soup kitchens, food pantires, faith-based and community feeding and food programs. Bread of the mighty is the area adminstrator for the us department of agriculture (usda) the emergency food assistance program (tefap), commonly known as "commodities" usda commodities are distributed through 13 agencies
the kids cafe summer lunch program was established at bread of the mighty in september 2007 to provide free meals to children in gainesville and the surrounding areas. Kids caf sponsors the florida department of education summer food service program. Summer can be a very hungry time for children who normally rely on school breakfast and lunch programs to get the food they need to sustain their growing bodies and minds.