Food Banks Serve #MoreThanFood

It is harder than ever to put healthy, nutritious food on the table.

Humanitarian aid is being reduced or eliminated, at a time when millions of families around the world are already feeling the impact of a global food crisis. Meanwhile, nearly one-third of all food produced is lost or wasted.

Explore stories from GFN partners in Africa, Asia and Latin America to see how food banks are an often-unseen solution to getting nutritious food to the people who need it most while providing the support and services necessary for individuals and families to not just survive — but to thrive.

Across Storm-Damaged Roads and Up Steep Urban Hills, a Food Bank Goes the Extra Mile

The Language of Food in Ghana

A Food Bank Inside a Trading Post Creates Opportunities for Filipino Farmers

Good Deeds, Good Food: How Thai Culture Fuels Hunger and Climate Solutions

How Surplus Becomes Nutrition

As a Warehouse Grows, More Guatemalan Families Have Food on the Table

Local Farmers in Kenya Tackle Food Insecurity, Waste

In Colombia’s Most Marginalized Region, A Food Bank Transforms Communities

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Are you ready to help food banks serve #MoreThanFood?

Food banks know how to get quality food into the hands of the people who need it most. And with the right resources, they can do even more than serve food.

Join us today to help more people access food and ensure that less food is wasted. Helping us reach those common goals leads to communities around the world that are stronger and more resilient.

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How GFN is Nourishing People and the Planet

Food banking addresses food security, strengthens communities and tackles climate change at the same time. At GFN, we’re sharing knowledge, unlocking partnerships and providing catalytic funding to help locally led food banks nourish people and the planet in a volatile world.

By 2030, we’re on a mission to . . .

improve food access for 50M people

by advancing food banks globally and spurring food system transformation through policy, businesses strategy and research.

strengthen 500 communities

in 65 countries by helping locally led food banks expand their reach, food choice and services.

"With so many people struggling to get the food they need, food bankers are responding. But they do so much more than provide food. They are truly part of their communities, offering critical support to help people thrive today and in the future."