Organization: MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOOD BANK INC
Mission: THE MISSION OF THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOOD BANK IS UNITING OUR COMMUNITY TO FIGHT HUNGER.
Activities: THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOOD BANK INTAKES GROCERY PRODUCT INCLUDING DRY PRODUCT, FROZEN PRODUCT, FRESH PRODUCE, AND NON FOOD ITEMS FROM OUR AREA RETAIL PARTNERS, USDA, AND COMMUNITY DONATIONS, AND DISTRIBUTES IT TO APROXIMATELY 25,000 INDIVIDUALS EACH MONTH VIA OUR 70 PARTNER AGENCIES, INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND MOBILE MARKETS PROGRAM.IN 2019-2020, THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOOD BANK DISTRIBUTED OVER 7M MEALS TO THE APPROXIMATELY 73,000 FOOD INSECURE CHILDREN, SENIOR ADULTS, FAMILIES, AND INDIVIDUALS IN MONGOMERY COUNTY.WE OPERATE OUT OF A 60,000 SQUARE FOOT WAREHOUSE LOCATED IN CONROE/THE WOODLANDS AND DISTRIBUTE FOOD THROUGH OUR 70 PARTNER PANTRIES, LOCAL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND OUR MOBILE MARKET PROGRAM.IMPORTANTLY, MORE THAN 50% OF THE FOOD WE DISTRIBUTE IS HEALTHY, FRESH PRODUCE, WHICH MIGHT OTHERWISE BE WASTED AND END UP IN A LANDFILL. FURTHERMORE, WE DO ALL THIS FOR 22-CENTS PER POUND, WITH NEARLY NO OVERHEAD (NINETY SEVEN CENTS OF EVERY DOLLAR DONATED GOES TO PROGRAMS AND SERVICES). WE CAN TURN $1 INTO 5 NUTRITIOUS MEALS.IN 2019-2020, WE DISTRIBUTED APPROXIMATELY 7M NUTRITIOUS MEALS.WE BRING AN ABUNDANCE OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES TO THE TABLES OF THE FOOD INSECURE THROUGH OUR PRODUCE RESCUE CENTER WHICH NOW ACCOUNTS FOR OVER 50% OF OUR TOTAL DISTRIBUTION AND HAS KEPT 8.5M POUNDS (190 SEMI-TRUCKS) OF PRODUCT OUT OF THE LANDFILL SINCE ITS INCEPTION.IN FISCAL YEAR 2019-2020, MCFB DELIVERED 222,000 MEALS VIA OUR SCHOOL PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT MONTGOMERY COUNTY, SERVING ALL 6 AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTS.OVER 5,000 PEOPLE DONATED THEIR TIME AT THE FOOD BANK LAST YEAR IN A NEW VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE THAT EMPHASIZES COMMUNITY AND TEAM BUILDING, AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPACT THEY'RE HAVING, AND FUN. WE OFFER THIS VIA A PROGRESSIVE SOFTWARE INCREASING EFFICIENCY AND REDUCING PAPER WASTE. WHEN DISASTER STRIKES THE COMMUNITY, WE ARE AT OUR BEST. THE FOOD BANK IS NOW WELL POSITIONED WITH A NEW DISASTER PROTOCOL TO PLAY A PROACTIVE ROLE IN HELPING PEOPLE OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY WHEN TIMES GET TOUGH.
NTEE category: Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
Secondary category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building