Agency Details:

Food Bank Of Western Mass

To work with our community to reduce hunger and increase food security in the four counties of western Massachusetts.

Description:
The Food Bank rescues food from the food industry that would otherwise go to waste and solicits food donations from a variety of other sources. Last year we distributed 6 million pounds of food to our non-profit member agencies. We are also the regional distributor of USDA commodities and the Massachusetts Emergency Food Assistance Program (MEFAP).

History:
Founded in 1982, The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts is a 501(c)(3) organization and a member of America's Second Harvest, a national network of 200 regional food banks. We are a central clearing house of food from the food industry, accepting donated food by the truckload and distributing it to 396 hundred smaller, independent programs serving people in need.

Contact person: Christine Dutton, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (413) 247-9577

Address:

97 North Hatfield Road Hatfield, MA 01038 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.foodbankwma.org

Directions:

By Telephone, Fax, or U.S. Mail: Telephone 413 247-9738 Fax 413 247-9577 Send mail to: The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts P.O. Box 160 Hatfield, MA 01038 Sign Up for Monthly Email Hunger Updates Send us an e-mail requesting a free subscription to. . . (more)

Miscellaneous Information

What is the type of the agency?
	501(c)(3)
Does the agency conduct CORI checks?
	No

Last updated on November 6, 2009