Funding for 33 tribes who issue emergency food vouchers. Training for food bank staff and volunteers across the state so that they can more appropriately provide for the needs of their special dietary needs clients.
Food banks continue to play an increasing role in providing an on-going source of food for many.
More than 64,000 of the 1.1 million hungry people visiting food banks requested special dietary food to meet their medical or cultural preference needs. Their number of visits totaled over 18,000. State-funded distribution centers provided 19.5 million pounds of food to food banks. Food banks delivered more than 69 million pounds of food to clients, including that which was provided by the distribution centers. Food banks are providing services to more of the working poor than ever before.