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  2. Emergency Food Assistance and Soup Kitchen-Food Bank Program

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    The program is authorized under the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (P.L. 98-92, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 7501 et seq.). In addition to authorizing funding to buy commodities, the program also requires specifically that $100 million of food stamp funds be used annually for that purpose.

  3. Food Bank For New York City - Wikipedia

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    In 2014 Food Bank was inducted into the Feeding Americas 2014 Advocacy Hall of Fame. [15] In 2015 The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) awarded Food Bank-chaired NYC Task Force with its Innovative Anti-Hunger Work award. [12] [16] In 2016 Food Bank was honored with the John Dewey Award [17] and was named as Company of the Year.

  4. List of food banks - Wikipedia

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    A food bank is a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to those who have difficulty purchasing enough to avoid hunger, usually through intermediaries like food pantries and soup kitchens. Some food banks distribute food directly with their own food pantries.

  5. Food Banks Canada - Wikipedia

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    In 1987, the Canadian food bank community created the Canadian Association of Food Banks to represent food banks nationally. [3] There are now over 700 food banks and 3,000 food programs available in Canada. [5] In 2008, HungerCount reported that on average, 704,414 individuals used a food bank per month. Other HungerCount 2008 numbers include:

  6. Food bank - Wikipedia

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    The warehouse of the Capital Area Food Bank. With thousands of food banks operating around the world, there are many different models. [3]A major distinction between food banks is whether or not they operate on the "front line" model, giving out food directly to the hungry, or whether they operate with the "warehouse" model, supplying food to intermediaries like food pantries, soup kitchens ...

  7. Online food ordering - Wikipedia

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    Online food ordering is the process of ordering food, for delivery or pickup, from a website or other application. The product can be either ready-to-eat food (e.g., direct from a home-kitchen, restaurant, or a virtual restaurant) or food that has not been specially prepared for direct consumption (e.g., vegetables direct from a farm/garden, fruits, frozen meats. etc).

  8. Feeding America - Wikipedia

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    Feeding America is a United States–based non-profit organization that is a nationwide network of more than 200 food banks that feed more than 46 million people through food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, and other community-based agencies. [3]

  9. Strathcona High School - Wikipedia

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    Strathcona Composite is located on Edmonton's south side, just south of the Old Strathcona historic district. [ 2 ] The school houses about 60 classrooms, several computer labs, two gymnasiums, a library media centre with networked CDs, a cafeteria, a fitness centre and a community pool operated by River City Recreation, a private contractor.