Our Network

Founded in 1979, America's Second Harvest distributed 2.5 million pounds of food to a Network of 13 food banks in its first year operation. Food Banking History

Today, our national network secures and distributes nearly two billion pounds of food and grocery products to more than 200 member food banks and food-rescue organizations in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

• We support approximately 50,000 local charitable agencies operating more than 94,000 programs including food pantries, soup kitchens, emergency shelters, after-school programs and Kids Cafes.
  
  
• Each year, the America's Second Harvest Network provides food assistance to more than 25 million low-income hungry people in the United States, including more than 9 million children and nearly 3 million seniors.
  
  
• The America's Second Harvest Network supplies over 2 billion pounds of food and grocery product annually.
  • 529 million pounds from national product donors
  • 478 million pounds from US Government programs
  • 904 million pounds from local product donors
  • 206 million pounds from purchase

» Find your local America's Second Harvest Member food bank or food-rescue organization in your community.