The mission of the Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana is to serve as the primary resource for fighting hunger in Northwest Louisiana. Our vision is to ultimately end hunger in Northwest Louisiana by ensuring consolidated network of effective food collection and distribution which will provide universal access to food for the needy in our communities. |
THANK YOU for GIVING!
Give for Good was a huge success! Our sincere thanks to the Community Fundation of North Louisiana, our generous donors that supported our Food Bank and Kendra Scott for partnering with us for a Shop for Good event. Thank you all.
THANK YOU: National Association of Letter Carriers
Thank you to the National Association of Letter Carriers for their annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive benefitting the Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana that was on Saturday, May 11, 2024. We are very grateful for our letter carriers and our Shreveport community for donating 27,726 pounds of food. Thank you!
Missed the food drive? You can still help by making an on-line donation for the Stamp Out Hunger food drive HERE.
Summer Feeding Service Program
The Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana is soliciting quotes for shelf stable meals for the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). Bidders may submit their bid on prepared food for the 2024 Summer Food Service Program by completing and returning the bid package.
In accordance with federal civil rights law and US. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation}, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https:l/www.usda.gov/sites/defaultlfilesldocuments/USOA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508- 0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant's name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:.
(1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
(2) fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https:l/www.usda.gov/sites/defaultlfilesldocuments/USOA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508- 0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant's name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:.
(1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
(2) fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov
We moved.
We moved to our new facility at 285 Mt. Zion Road, Shreveport, LA 71106. We are located between Hwy 3132 and Bert Kouns Industrial Drive, and Linwood Avenue and I-49.
How YOU can help the Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana:
Donate Time
Become a Volunteer
We are reaching more people in need than ever before, but we need your help. Volunteers are vital to the success of our mission of ending hunger in northwest Louisiana. Opportunity is waiting. Click here for a list of all our volunteer opportunities.
Donate Funds
Make a Financial Donation
For every $1 the Food Bank receives, we are able to distribute $10 in food value. Your gift will help the Food Bank distribute healthy food to those who need it. The Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana does not sell, trade, or share the names of those who have so generously given to support our work to end hunger. Please donate today!
Donate Food
Host a Virtual Food Drive
Want to REALLY help the Food Bank? A Virtual Food Drive (On-Line) is the best and easy way for you to show your support for the community and make a huge difference in the lives of many. We recommend hosting an on-line virtual food drive, it's very easy to make a big difference. The Food Bank can turn your donated $10 into $100 of food.
Donate Time
Become a Volunteer
We are reaching more people in need than ever before, but we need your help. Volunteers are vital to the success of our mission of ending hunger in northwest Louisiana. Opportunity is waiting. Click here for a list of all our volunteer opportunities.
Donate Funds
Make a Financial Donation
For every $1 the Food Bank receives, we are able to distribute $10 in food value. Your gift will help the Food Bank distribute healthy food to those who need it. The Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana does not sell, trade, or share the names of those who have so generously given to support our work to end hunger. Please donate today!
Donate Food
Host a Virtual Food Drive
Want to REALLY help the Food Bank? A Virtual Food Drive (On-Line) is the best and easy way for you to show your support for the community and make a huge difference in the lives of many. We recommend hosting an on-line virtual food drive, it's very easy to make a big difference. The Food Bank can turn your donated $10 into $100 of food.
Check out our Virtual Food Drive! Just click below to get started.
Click here to "shop" virtually!
We have made donating to the Food Bank easy. No time to shop--you can shop in our virtual grocery store. Holding a Food Drive? The Virtual Food Drive lets you or your group help to end hunger in Northwest Louisiana in an easy, immediate and highly effective way.
Click here to get started! Remember the Food Bank can multiply your donation with its buying power. Your money will go much further!
If your business or company would like to host a Virtual Food Drive please fill out the REGISTRATION FORM and contact us at 318.675.2400 ext. 100 or email us at adminassist@foodbanknla.org.
We have made donating to the Food Bank easy. No time to shop--you can shop in our virtual grocery store. Holding a Food Drive? The Virtual Food Drive lets you or your group help to end hunger in Northwest Louisiana in an easy, immediate and highly effective way.
Click here to get started! Remember the Food Bank can multiply your donation with its buying power. Your money will go much further!
If your business or company would like to host a Virtual Food Drive please fill out the REGISTRATION FORM and contact us at 318.675.2400 ext. 100 or email us at adminassist@foodbanknla.org.
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FOOD BANK FACTS: As a hunger-relief organization, the Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana acquires, solicits, stores, and distributes food and other essential items to low income children and families through a functional network of 150 community and faith-based nonprofit organizations across Caddo, Bossier, Webster, Claiborne, Bienville, Red River and DeSoto parishes. These non-profit organizations consist of homeless shelters, church food pantry programs, soup kitchens, residential centers, and schools. We save these organizations millions of dollars each year by providing free and low cost food and products.
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