Pounds Distributed YTD = 2,512,298

For more information on volunteering at the Food Bank, visit the You Can Help page or call Cheryl at (229)883-5959 x14

The Food Bank could use your financial support - visit the You Can Help page for more information

Online ordering is now available at link below. Training classes will be held in May.

Agency Partnership Conference set for June 27th at the Hilton Garden Inn in Albany. Stay tuned for more details . . .

Hunger Awareness Day has been changed to Hunger Action Month and has been moved to September. More information will be coming out in the near future.

Our Annual Banquet will be held Sept. 4th at the Hilton Garden Inn in Albany. We are planning a great event this year, so mark your calendar.

Our Promises

In striving for excellence, we felt that it was necessary to develop service standards that would complement and help us fulfill our mission. While crafting these standards, it became apparent that there are multiple stakeholders in our business that are extremely important to us. Therefore, we developed a set of service standards (or promises) for each of these groups.

To our employees:

We will provide each employee with a safe and encouraging work environment.
We value integrity, teamwork, and empathy, and we take pride in fulfilling our mission.
We take time to recognize and praise one another, knowing that our overall success depends on our individual contributions.

To our partner agencies:

We will work diligently to maintain a large and diverse inventory filled with quality food products.
We will treat each agency as a partner; where you will be given exceptional service, and your needs and concerns will be addressed in a timely manner.
We take time to recognize and praise those agencies who work alongside of us to meet our mission.

To our donors/supporters:

We will be good stewards with the financial resources given to us.

We will ensure that the products donated to us will be properly accounted for and strictly used to further our mission.

We will manage our resources efficiently and effectively to ensure our sustainability.

To our volunteers:

We take the time to make sure each volunteer feels like a valued member of our team.

We provide each volunteer with training, support, feedback, and encouragement, ensuring that we are responsive to their individual needs.

We take time to recognize and praise our volunteers, knowing that our overall success depends on our individual contribution.

04/01/08 Curves in Albany, Lee Co. & Dawson completed their annual food drive today - almost 1,000 lbs. of food collected!

04/06/08 America's Second Harvest announced a name change to its 205 member food banks. Their new name is Feeding America!

04/09/08 Idol Gives Back Campaign - The Food Bank announced today that they received a grant in the amount of $14,400 as a result of the campaign. The grant will be used to start additional BackPack programs at 3 elementary schools in Southwest Georgia.

04/17/08 ConAgra Foods - The Food Bank announced today that they received a two-year grant in the amount of $20,000 (1st year) from ConAgra Foods to start a Kids Cafe in Sylvester, Georgia. They will receive $10,000 next year to help sustain the program.

04/29/08 Manna Mobile Pantry will be pulling into the movie theater parking lot in Cordele at 10:00 a.m. Volunteers will be provided by Adventist Community Services.

05/03/08 Manna Mobile Pantry will be across from the fire station in Warrick starting at 10:00 a.m. Volunteers will be provided by Warrick UMC's new food pantry, Fishes & Loaves.

05/05/08 Wal-Mart Supercenter in Albany presents Food Bank with a grant in the amount of $1,000.

05/10/08 Stamp Out Hunger Campaign to benefit Food Bank partner agencies - don't forget to put a bag of non-perishable food items by your mailbox for you local mail carrier to collect!