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- EIN 46-4567084
- (954) 829-3643
- 1457 Ne 53rd St Ft Lauderdale FL 33334-4915 USA
- www.facebook.com/jsfl777
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Human Service Organizations, Human Services
Mission: Josephs storehouse is a food bank and co-op established to supply food to those in need. We provide financial counseling for willing families and individuals to learn to budget and manage their finances. Our personal approach helps break the illusion of hopelessnes that keeps people in bondage to fear even when there are opportunities available.
Programs: During the year, 2016, we received 1,385,547 pounds of fresh, frozen, and canned and packaged food. Of that, 653,847 was donated to other not for profit agencies to distribute and the balance went through our special program with only an administration fee. Our main facility functions as both a food bank and a food pantry. We rescue food that would otherwise be discarded and distribute it where it is needed. We have agreements with grocery chains and wholesale food distributors to pick up their surplus on fixed schedules. The daily operation consists of sourcing and gathering food, sorting and cataloging the food, then warehousing the inventory to be distributed to our partner agencies throughout south florida. A few times each week we distribute food from the warehouse to local people in need. We also supply other food pantries, churches, and soup kitchens on an as needed basis.