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

Friel, the National Union of Students NI president, said the increased food bank use showed how student life and students' unions had changed.

From BBC

Workers at a factory due to close in Oxfordshire are being allowed by their employer to help at a local food bank while production scales down.

From BBC

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