How the Food Bank Works
The process of acquiring, storing and distributing food to our hungry neighbors requires a dynamic infrastructure and sophisticated management.
The Merced County Food Bank, a member of the Feeding America Network, secures donations from food and grocery manufacturers, retailers, shippers, packers, growers, and from government agencies, individuals and other organizations.
Donated food is stored at MCFB’s 30,000 square foot warehouse that has over 7,000 square feet of refrigerated and frozen storage. Food is inventoried, inspected, and categorized. MCFB then distributes donated food and grocery products to over 100 food bank partner agencies.
Partner agencies, in turn, distribute food and grocery items through their food pantries and meal programs that serve families, children, seniors and others at risk of hunger. Last year, MCFB distributed over 4,700,000 pounds of food.
In addition to distributing food to partner agencies, MCFB also directly serves the public through our Senior Brown Bag Program, USDA distribution sites and through other Food Assistance Programs.
MCFB also supports programs that improve food safety and security among the people we serve; educates the public about the problem of hunger; and advocates for legislation that addresses hunger and its underlying issues.
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