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- EIN 86-0507679
- info@azfoodbanks.org
- (602) 528-3434
- 340 E Coronado Rd Ste 400 Phoenix AZ 85004-1696 USA
- www.azfoodbanks.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Food, Food Banks & Pantries, Health
Mission: Develop solutions to end hunger through food banking, public policy, and innovation
Results: AzFBN channels approximately 50 million pounds of food, most of which is fresh, healthy produce, to regional food banks who then distribute it to other hunger fighting agencies and families in need. Additionally, AzFBN's work has helped secure free meals for kids at school, simpler forms for older adults who need SNAP (food stamps) and help for hunger fighting organizations through re-granting and professional development.
Target demographics: food banks and their clients
Direct beneficiaries per year: 4 Arizona regional food banks and the nearly 1,000 agencies they serve, as well as regional food banks, too.
Geographic areas served: Arizona and beyond
Programs: Getting approximately 50 million pounds of food a year, much of which is fresh, healthy produce that might otherwise have gone to the landfill, to food banks for their hunger fighting agencies partners and families who need it.