NALT

Preferred term

food banks

Topic

Umbrella organizations or clearinghouses that solicit marketable and surplus food and grocery products and distribute these products to local nonprofit charities or client agencies, which in turn distribute the food directly to needy individuals and families.

food distribution programs

food recovery

food distribution centers (food assistance)
foodbanks

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

40772

Spanish

bancos alimentarios

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/40854

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 8/5/15