Welcome to the Montana Food Bank Network
The Montana Food Bank Network (MFBN) is Montana's o
nly statewide hunger organization. Founded in 1983, MFBN is a private nonprofit organization that solicits, gleans, sorts, repackages, warehouses and transports donated food and distributes it to charitable programs that directly serve needy families, children and seniors. MFBN is responsible for distributing food to all 56 counties in the state of Montana and on all 7 reservations. We provide food to our partner agencies though various programs and are the only fully privileged Montana member of Feeding America, the national hunger organization. Learn more about our history.
In 2008, MFBN provided almost 4.5 million pounds of food to our partner agencies throughout Montana. In addition to making monthly deliveries of food and other household goods to our partner agencies, the Montana Food Bank Network also offers two additional direct service programs that help fill the gaps: the Backpack Program and the Mobile Food Pantry.
MFBN's Public Policy Department works to meet the immediate need for food while advocating at the local, state, and national level for policy changes to help eliminate hunger and food insecurity in Montana and promoting long term solutions to hunger through education and outreach. Our Food Security Council identifies factors that cause food insecurity gaps in services, the need for Federal Nutrition Program development and improved access to programs. Learn more about the Public Policy Department.
Featured: Our Neighbors' Daily Bread and GRASP Program
| Our Neighbors' Daily Bread |
| MFBN is proud to announce the launch of a unique new grain donation project called the Our Neighbors’ Daily Bread Project. The project is a collaborative effort involving the Montana Food Bank Network, Montana’s farmers, the Montana Grain Growers Association, the Montana Grains Foundation, and participating grain elevators across the wheat growing regions of Montana. More |
“The most difficult challenge is trying to provide for our children with such low income while still trying to teach them that this is not what life is all about…It is hard to see the disappointment in my kids.”
- Food Pantry Client
| GRASP Program |
| The Growing Resources and Sustaining People (GRASP) project aims to reduce hunger in Montana through county level initiative by increasing food security-or the ability to consistently access nutritious food ... More |
Current Happenings
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“Low income workers and families are especially vulnerable to the challenge of a weak economy. The consequences of this include hunger, malnutrition and higher risk of illness.” |
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Recent News and Events
DPHHS Helps Partner Agencies Help Montanans
The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (MTDPHHS) has partnered with the Montana Food Bank Network for many years to help provide food for low-income Montanans. Throughout 2009, MFBN’s partner food pantries, soup kitchens, senior centers, youth programs and residential treatment programs worked to meet the needs of a steadily increasing client base. Our reports show that these agencies experienced a 60% increase in the number of unduplicated households served between January 1, 2009 and December 2009.