More than 300 soup kitchens, food pantries, shelters and other nonprofit organizations rely on food from Food Bank for the Heartland to meet their clients’ needs. Whether they serve 30 families or 30,000, all of our agencies can count on us as a reliable source of food products, including dry food like pasta and cereal, canned foods, fresh or frozen meats and produce - even household products like paper towels, cleaning supplies and shampoo.

Food Bank for the Heartland views our agencies as partners in alleviating hunger in our community. The Food Bank distributes almost 7 million pounds of the food through our member agencies. We do not charge for food. We ask our agencies to assist in the costs to collect, store and distribute food. Our partner agencies contribute a handling fee of 0 cents to 16 cents per pound, which helps cover the costs of handling. Food Bank for the Heartland also works with our agencies to ensure they meet health standards for storing and handling the food received and to help them learn and apply appropriate, cost-effective methods for safe food service handling and distribution.

Please visit the Current Agency page of our web site. This section contains resources for our partner agencies. 

If you wish to become an agency partner, please visit the Prospective Agency page of our web site. This section will explain the application process.