food bank

noun

variants or less commonly food pantry

: a usually non-profit organization that collects donated food and distributes it to people in need

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Pursue interests outside work that develop different aspects of your identity, whether that’s taking pottery classes, studying a foreign language, or volunteering with a local food bank. —

Melody Wilding, Contributor, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024 Fall deer hunting is the busiest season for Kentucky Hunters for the Hungry and arrives just in time to support a network of more than 165 food banks across the Commonwealth ahead of the holidays, said Roger LaPointe, executive director of Kentucky Hunters for the Hungry. —

Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 8 Nov. 2024 Her organization helped develop a new methodology that allows food banks and businesses to measure the amount of methane emissions avoided by preventing food waste. —

Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024 By leveraging resources like staff, inventory, and supply chains, companies can empower food banks. —

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