Community Food Bank of Central Alabama

In 2022, the Community Food Bank of Central Alabama distributed 16.8 million meals to neighbors experiencing food insecurity throughout the 12-county service area in central Alabama. With the help of 230 agency partners, 7,597,483 pounds of fresh produce was distributed in an ongoing effort to provide nutritious foods to our neighbors. In partnership with our program partners, 3.37 million meals were distributed through our mobile pantry program, serving 48,000 neighbors facing hunger. We served over 800,000 meals to our senior neighbors, over 950,000 meals to families with children and 25,000 holiday boxes were distributed throughout central Alabama. The Community Food Bank reclaimed 7,786,584 pounds of food through the retail reclamation program preventing millions of pounds of food from going into landfills and ensuring the wholesome food is distributed to neighbors experiencing food insecurity. Over 8,200 volunteers gave their time alongside the staff to provide food to our neighbors facing hunger.