food bank

noun

1. an agency, group, or center that collects food and distributes it to people experiencing food insecurity.

Word History and Origins

Origin of food bank¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

Meanwhile thousands of newly unemployed Americans, including those from the upended food and farming sectors, were forced to join record food bank lines.

From Time

“Stimulus checks arrived, time for a big food bank donation,” tweeted one woman last week.

From Washington Post

Bezos and the Zuckerbergs made up the next spots on last year’s top 10 list, with $100 million donations—Bezos for Feeding America to aid food banks across the country and the Zuckerbergs to the same election security group.

From Fortune

People who once volunteered at food banks are turning to them to feed their families.

From Axios

Feeding America says many of the people showing up at food banks are first timers.

From Fortune

He has close ties with the city political establishment and serves more than 200 needy families a week through his food bank.

From The Daily Beast

It could mean the difference between groceries or the food bank.

From The Daily Beast

She is a strong supporter of Partners in Health, Share Our Strength, and The Greater Boston Food Bank.

From The Daily Beast

And so, to survive, she started showing up at the Amarillo Resource Center food bank, in the windswept Texas Panhandle.

From The Daily Beast

And those were $500 sneakers she sported at a food-bank event.

From The Daily Beast