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- EIN 99-0317431
- (808) 246-3809
- 3285 Waapa Rd Ste A Lihue HI 96766-8614 USA
- www.kauaifoodbank.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Food, Food Banks & Pantries
Mission: The mission of the food bank is to prevent hunger, provide nutritious food for the hungry, and to respond to emergencies.
Programs: The kauai food bank (dba kauai independent food bank) warehouses mass quantities of food and distributes in manageable portions for agencies that feed the needy. Food is gathered from community businesses and organizations, individual citizens, and off-island charitable foundations. The food is distributed to 31 not for profit agencies/churches who in turn give food diectly to qualified individuals without charge. In 2014, we responded to 4717 requests for emergency food; and a total of 215,497 pounds of food was distributed, valued at $342,641.
the keiki cafe program provided 17,371 pounds of super-sized nutritious food products to children aged 7-17 at the boys and girls club, at waimea high school, waimea canyon middle school, the kekaha neighborhood center, kamaina kids at kilauea and wilcox and ywca girls zone. A total of 12,267 children were provided after school foods in a safe, structured environment. Offering nutrition education and other services, this program is in its eighth year. Ten different locations around the island.
the backpack program provided 16,461 pounds of nutritious food products to needy youth in collaboration with the boys and girls club at kapaa high school, ke kula niihau o kekaha and kula apuni niihau a kahlelane aloha hawaiian charter schools and anahola charter school (kanuikapono). A total of 6,151 children were served meals packaged in unmarked backpacks and distributed each friday to help feed children over the weekend.