COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA INC

The Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma (Food Bank) was founded in 1981. Our mission is to feed the hungry of eastern Oklahoma and to engage our communities in ending hunger. Our vision is food security, with dignity, for all eastern Oklahomans. In 2006 the Donald W. Reynolds Distribution Center opened, allowing us to store 3 million pounds of food at a time and enabling us to grow our distribution by 225% in 10 years. In 2012 the Southern Branch opened in McAlester, OK, better serving the southern part of our region. The Food Bank provides food to 360 Partner Agencies that serve the hungry in 24 counties. These programs include on-site feeding programs, shelters, emergency pantries, children's feeding programs, senior feeding programs and veterans outreach initiatives. All programs provide food for free to low-income people struggling with hunger. Our work also includes direct feeding programs such as Cooking Matters, Food for Kids, Senior Servings, Mobile Pantry, Clinic Pantries and Mobile Eateries. The Food Bank distributed 28.2 million pounds of food last year.