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Causes: Food, Food Banks & Pantries
Mission: Food bank of el dorado county in 2017 solicited, procured, stored and distributed 1,885,051 pounds of emergency food assistance, valued at 3,507,787 (2,100,471 lbs. X 1. 67/lb. ), to thousands of at risk children, citizens and families in communities throughout el dorado county.
Programs: Incorporated in 2000 as a private 501(c)3 non-profit organization. The food bank is governed by a board of directors that is representative of the community it serves. On a daily basis, the food bank solicits, receives, warehouses, and distributes donated food within a defined service area, prinicipally to a wide range of non-profit agencies that operate food assistance programs in the communities throughout el dorado county.
The is no other non-profit organization in El Dorado County that helps so many with one of the most basics in life, "Food." With a limited staff and hundreds of volunteers we manage to feed over 10,000 residences each month. Please help any way you can with a donation to the Food Bank of El Dorado County, CA.
Thank you,
Mark Harris
Review from Guidestar
