Mid-Ohio Foodbank is working toward a
hunger-free, healthier community.
Where do we serve?
• 20 counties in Ohio
• Network / 550 agencies
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Food pantries
Soup kitchens
Senior centers
Homeless shelters
Afterschool programs
Diverse network
80% of the food distributed from
Mid-Ohio Foodbank.
2013 Distribution:
 50 million pounds of
food/grocery products
 That’s enough food for
107,000+ meals a day!
Where it comes from:
 Food Industry: 52%
 Government:
- USDA:
11%
- State:
19%
(Agriculture Surplus / Shelf Stable)
- CSFP:
5%
(Monthly Boxes for Seniors)
 Community Response: 13%
(Operation Feed & other food drives)
The Changing Mix
• Non-perishable
donations are shrinking.
• Feeding America
reports that 3 – 6 billion
pounds of produce goes
wasted each year.
• The Foodbank’s average
cost per pound for
donated produce is
$.17, compared to a cost
of $.60 to acquire nonperishable items.
Fresh is the Future
• In 2013, the Foodbank distributed more than
50 million pounds of food.
• Over half of the food distributed is now fresh –
including fruits, vegetables, meat and dairy.
• In 2013, the Foodbank distributed more than 20
million pounds of fresh produce.
35% of
pantry food
requests are
for children
and 15% are
for senior
citizens.
We rely on the
support of more
than 13,500
volunteers every
year to help us
grow food, sort
food & get it to
the people who
need it most.
For
every
$1
donated
The
Foodbank
provides 4
meals!