Mission
Golden Harvest Food Bank is a volunteer-driven, non-profit organization that provides quality food and other grocery products to those in need. We do this with local community support through direct service programs, food pantries, and community education about hunger.
Turning your $1 into $5 worth of food, Golden Harvest Food Bank is the largest food distributor to more than 400 other non-profit groups who serve hungry people in our 30-county area.
Golden Harvest is a non-profit 501(c)(3). To view our 990 Form, download it HERE.
Goals
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Gathering the food, financial and volunteer resources necessary to feed those hungry in our communities
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Distributing grocery products to every area of need in every county of its service area
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Educating the public about the nature of and solutions to the problem of hunger
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Operating direct service programs
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Developing and supporting other nonprofit organizations and churches that feed the needy
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Serving God in the persons of those who hunger
Definitions
HUNGER is the lack of enough nutritious food to maintain health, keep up morale or achieve optimal human potential. Hunger is often related to poverty, lack of education, unemployment or underemployment, living in a single parent or impoverished family, or being old or young. The only cure for hunger is FOOD.
END HUNGER is defined as food assistance being available to anyone in need within a half-hour’s drive.