WHAT KIND OF FOOD IS DONATED?
Nearly every brand you see at the grocery store or in your own cupboard can be found in the Food Bank warehouse.
who donates food?
Most of the food comes from the food industry. Often, the reason is overproduction or inventory control. Other reasons include packaging errors, changes in product formulas, the expiration of coupons or approaching sell-by dates.
The United States Department of Agriculture donates commodities, while the public, through numerous community food drives, also donates food to the Food Bank of Siouxland.
Major companies, such as General Mills, Nabisco and Kraft, donate enormous quantities of food to Feeding America, the national network of food banks. The Food Bank of Siouxland's link to that network is the Food Bank for the Heartland in Omaha, a member of Feeding America.
Other food comes from local retail organizations, such as Panera Bread, Target, Sam's Club and Walmart. They donate perishable foods, including meat, produce, and bread. Food wholesalers, such as Tyson, Interbake Foods, Wells Dairy, and Palmer Candy Company, as well as other local food companies, donate surplus inventories.
agencies
If you are a nonprofit organization with food programs that feed the needy, the ill, children or the elderly, you can become a food bank member.
agency information
AGENCY CONFERENCE We are planning for our annual agency conference! This will be our second annual meeting. We really like the opportunity to come together and share thoughts and information. Agency partners, please mark your calendars for April 15, 2010. The meeting will include lunch and be held in the third floor conference room of the Security National Bank office on 6th and Pierce Streets. Invitations will be coming very soon! RSVP's will be needed for an accurate lunch count -- please let Katie know by April 9 (call 255-9741 or email her at katie@siouxlandfoodbank.org).
How Do I become a food bank agency?
If you are a nonprofit organization with food programs that feed the needy, the ill, children or the elderly, you can become a food bank member. Click here for the "Agency Application & Manual". Print it off, fill it out, and submit it with a copy of your 501(c)3 form to:
Food Bank of Siouxland, Inc.
1313 11th Street
Sioux City, IA 51101
(712) 255-9741
NEED HELP FINDING FOOD FOR YOUR FAMILY?
Click here for a list of food pantries and feeding programs.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
quarterly report
Each agency is responsible for submitting their reports in a timely manner. Agencies have 30 days at the end of each quarter to submit quarterly reports. After the 30 days, your agency will be ineligible to place an order until one has been received by the Food Bank.
Inventory list
The food list will open in a new window. To get back to the site, simply minimize or close the new window.
Please remember to...
Email us your order form by:
1. Clicking on the Inventory List link (above)
2. Once opened, Click Edit and Select All
3. Click Edit and Copy
4. Create a new email document addressed to: judy@siouxlandfoodbank.org
5. Subject Title: Order
6. Click Edit and then Paste
7. After the Food List apprears, fill in the name of the agency, contact name and phone number. Reqested date is the date you would like the order to be ready for pick-up or delivery. Orders cannot be processed without all of this information completely filled in!
** PLEASE REMEMBER THAT WE NEED TWO BUSINESS DAYS FROM THE TIME YOU PLACE YOUR ORDER UNTIL IT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR YOU TO PICK IT UP (i.e., an order sent on Monday will be ready for you on Wednesday). THANK YOU!
8. Go down the list and tell us how many items you need.
9. Then hit Send!