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St. Mary's Food Bank Alliance is a nonprofit, nonsectarian organization located in Phoenix, Arizona. Founded in 1967 by John van Hengel, St. Mary's was the first modern organization to operate using the food bank model, which spread throughout U.S. and the rest of the world. Today, St. Mary's is recognized as the world's first food bank. [1]
This is a list of notable food banks. 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.
John Arnold van Hengel (February 21, 1923 – October 5, 2005) was a grassroots activist and entrepreneur credited as being the "Father of Food Banking". [1] In 1967, van Hengel founded St. Mary's Food Bank, the world's first food bank in Phoenix, Arizona.
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]
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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 ...
Mesa (/ ˈ m eɪ s ə / MAY-sə) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.It is the third-most populous city in Arizona, after Phoenix and Tucson, the 36th-most populous city in the U.S., and the most populous city that is not a county seat (except for independent cities Washington, D.C. and Baltimore which are not part of any county).
1917 – Mesa purchases existing gas and electric utilities from Dr. A.J. Chandler; 1921 – Mesa Welfare League founded. 1923 – Mesa Tribune newspaper begins publication. [2] 1927 – Mesa Arizona Temple dedicated (first time). [1] 1928 – first production of the Mesa Arizona Easter Pageant; 1931 – Town area expanded. [1] 1937 – City ...