food bank

American  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of food bank

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

Mental health workers have set up a food pantry after reporting a rise in patients struggling to afford to eat but face delays in being referred to food banks.

From BBC

After volunteering at a food bank, Compton got a job at a homeless mission, looking after hospital discharges, collecting medical histories, teaching self-care and tending to skin wounds.

From The Wall Street Journal

The supermarket is different to a food bank, because users register and then pay £5 per person to select up to 15 items from the range of goods on offer.

From BBC

According to a 2024 survey by the Guernsey Community Foundation, 36% of the island's lowest income households had reported using a food bank but Salmon said the demographic was now shifting.

From BBC

Moore, who has worked in education, volunteers at Burnage food bank and has been building the SDP's presence across the region, said: "I'm proud to be standing in the city I now call home."

From BBC