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Don’t Throw Away Your Chance To Help . . .
What difference can your food donation make? With the generous help of our food donors, the Hoosier Hills Food Bank helped feed 24,500 people last year through service to 85 partner agencies in a six county area. These charitable organizations depend on food donations, like yours so that they can work toward their mission of feeding people. In America, 40% of all people aided through food pantries are children, with 4 million children going to bed hungry each night. Your business is helping alleviate this problem when it donates food. Please consider donating your dated, damaged and unsaleable products to the Hoosier Hills Food Bank. Can individuals donate directly to the Hoosier Hills Food Bank? What are your hours and how do I find the Hoosier Hills Food Bank? Can you help me organize a food drive? My business sometimes has food that is out of date, is damaged, or returned. Can we donate this? My business sometimes prepares too much food. Can we donate? Can you handle refrigerated or frozen food donations? Is there any legal protection for food donations? Do you have a list of businesses who donate to Hoosier Hills Food Bank? Can individuals donate directly to the Hoosier Hills Food Bank? Yes, individuals are welcome and encouraged to drop off food donations at our warehouse. There is also a food donation bin located at the Monroe County YMCA year-round. What are your hours and how do I find the Hoosier Hills Food Bank? Hoosier Hills Food Bank is open from 9am-5pm Monday-Friday. Food donations can be dropped off anytime during these hours. We are also happy to pick up your food donations! Call 334-8374 to arrange a pick-up. We are located on the near west-side of Bloomington at 615 North Fairview, between Bender Lumber and Aurora School. See a map. Can you help me organize a food drive? Absolutely. Food drives are one of our most important sources of nutritious foods and we depend on the generosity of the community for this supply. See these tips for holding a food drive and also feel free to call or email if you have additional questions. Thank you! My business sometimes has food that is out of date, is damaged, or returns. Can we donate this? Retail donations are very important to the success of Hoosier Hills Food Bank. Click here for information on becoming a retail food donor. My business sometimes prepares too much food. Can we donate? Yes. Meal Share, a food rescue program of Hoosier Hills Food Bank, focuses on just that-picking up excess prepared food from restaraunts and other food establishments (cafeterias, delis, special events, etc.). Click here for information about becoming a Meal Share donor. Can you handle refrigerated or frozen food donations? Yes, the Hoosier Hills Food Bank has the capacity to handle all types of food donations. Our food safety standards have been inspected and approved by the: Indiana State Department of Health Monroe County Health Department America’s Second Harvest, the national food bank network. Many of our operations staff are food safety certified. Our food storage facilities include a walk-in cooler and a walk-in freezer and our transportation capabilities include three refrigerated vehicles. Is there any legal protection for food donations? Yes! The Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Act of 1996 protects donors from liability. |
Hoosier Hills Food Bank, Inc. is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt nonprofit organization and was incorporated in 1982. We can be reached at (812) 334-8374 or hhfb@hhfoodbank.org. |
The
USDA estimates that 27% of all the food produced in America is wasted and that
this food could feed over 49 million people yearly.