INDIANAPOLIS – Eleven Indiana food banks recently received funding from the Indiana State Department of Agriculture, helping them continue to provide for needy Hoosiers.
The funding for the food banks will total $300,000.
Food insecurity in Indiana is expected to rise by 40% due to COVID-19, according to Feeding Indiana’s Hungry. One in five Hoosiers will be at risk of hunger.
“One in five Hoosiers are facing food insecurity,” said Bruce Kettler, ISDA Director. “As we combat this issue, I applaud the organizations, farmers and countless others with an aligned mission to end hunger in our state."
The following list includes the food banks that received funding for fiscal year 2021:
- Community Harvest Food Bank – $29,970
- Dare to Care Food Bank – $10,890
- Food Bank of Northern Indiana – $34,890
- Food Bank of Northwest Indiana – $29,310
- Food Finders Food Bank, Inc. – $27,720
- FreeStore Foodbank– $2,490
- Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana, Inc. – $96,480
- Hoosier Hills Food Bank, Inc. – $12,960
- Second Harvest Food Bank of East Central IN, Inc. – $23,640
- Terre Haute Catholic Charities Foodbank, Inc. – $13,230
- Tri-State Food Bank, Inc. – $18,420
