Is bankruptcy right for you?

Call (937) 401-5000
Client Login

  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Dayton, Ohio Bankruptcy Attorneys - Cope Law Offices

Dayton Bankruptcy Attorney Personalized Debt Relief Solutions If you are overwhelmed by debt, you may feel as though no one can help you. However, there is help available, and the sooner you take advantage of it, the sooner you will find debt relief solutions. Speaking with a knowledgeable bankruptcy attorney is an easy first step …

June 24, 2013 by Molly Leave a Comment

The Foodbank : Leading the Charge to Relieve Hunger for our Miami Valley Neighbors

 

Foodbank logo

 

We covered dessert first (what would our mothers say?) but we don’t want to forget that some people struggle to eat at all. The Foodbank is, as the name suggests, a food bank. It also supports more than 100 other hunger relief programs. Every year, Foodbank provides millions of pounds of food to pantries, soup kitchens, and other distribution channels in Montgomery, Greene, and Preble counties. That translates to feeding about 70,000 hungry people annually; almost half of them are children.

The Foodbank and the pantries and soup kitchens to which it distributes food depend heavily on volunteer service and are funded by generous individuals and corporations as well as by Montgomery County.

According to Feeding America, of which The Foodbank is a member, 1 in 6 Americans faces hunger. The Foodbank is the only organization of its kind in the area, fighting back hunger in the Miami Valley.

An appalling 16.7 million children faced food insecurity in the United States in 2011.[i] The Foodbank Among others, The Foodbank runs the Kids Café program in the Miami Valley, which provides meals and snacks to children through other community locations such as Boys and Girls Club of Dayton, the Dakota Center, and the YMCA of Dayton.

The Foodbank also works to make sure children don’t go hungry over the weekend through the national Good-to-Go Backpack Program. Children in need receive a backpack full of nutritious, kid-friendly food to eat over the weekend. In order to prevent embarrassment, no one but the child knows what is in the backpack. In 2011, more than 44,000 backpacks were distributed.

The Foodbank’s website includes a calculator that shows how far your donation goes in the community. For $10, The Foodbank can produce 80 meals or buy $170 of groceries, more than 100 pounds of food.[ii] A donation of $500 means 4,000 meals or 5,000 pounds of food.[iii] That’s 4,000 children who can go to bed with full stomachs.

To learn more, volunteer, or donate, visit http://thefoodbankdayton.org/.

 

Share on Facebook
Facebook
Tweet about this on Twitter
Twitter
Share on LinkedIn
Linkedin
Pin on Pinterest
Pinterest
Email this to someone
email

Filed Under: Dayton Community

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Primary Sidebar

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Dayton Office

6826 Loop Rd
Dayton, OH 45459
United States
Phone: 937-401-5000
Fax: 877-845-1231

Footer

Dayton Office

6826 Loop Rd
Dayton, OH 45459
Map & Directions

Phone: 937-401-5000
Fax: 877-845-1231

Downtown Dayton

11 W Monument Ave, Ste 300
Dayton, OH 45402
Map & Directions

Phone: 937-648-0100
Fax: 877-845-1231

Springfield Office

49 E. College Ave, Suite 300A
Springfield, OH 45504
Map & Directions

Phone: 937-284-8139
Fax: 877-845-1231

Vandalia Office

812 East National Road, Suite A
Vandalia, OH 45377
Map & Directions

Phone: 937-387-1598
Fax: 877-845-1231

Copyright © 2025 · Cope Law Offices, LLC on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in