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Evansville’s Tri-State Food Bank received $61,700 in state funding to help local Hoosiers in need. The food bank supports Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Perry, Pike, Posey, Vanderburgh, Spencer and Warrick counties.
This funding was provided through the latest state budget, which allocated a total of $1 million for Indiana’s 11 food banks. According to Feeding Indiana’s Hungry, the state’s food bank association, member food banks will use these funds to carry out much-needed capacity expansions and purchase additional food to provide more healthy food options to the 900,000 Hoosiers at risk of hunger.
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Indiana’s regional food banks distribute food and other items daily to Hoosiers in all 92 counties, either directly or through local pantries and soup kitchens. Volunteers provide around 150,000 hours of service each year to Indiana food banks, which is equivalent to approximately 70 more full-time employees. In addition to helping member food banks save time and labor costs, volunteering helps raise awareness of hunger in America and promotes community involvement in solving the problem. Thousands of individuals volunteer at Tri-State Food Bank every year, helping them collect, sort and distribute food to people in need. Click hereto learn more or become a volunteer. |
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