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There are many reasons people go hungry. Some folks—living on fixed incomes as the result of age, divorce or low salaries—must choose between paying bills and buying food. Others have lost jobs or are unable to work due to illness. Many are children. These people need the support of the broader community, and they are the reason The Foodbank exists.

Thanks for the compassion of thousands of donors and hundreds of volunteers across the Miami Valley, The Foodbank can provide the region’s hungry with the food necessary to lead a healthy, productive life. In 2007, through its network of 99 hunger relief programs in Montgomery, Greene and Preble counties, The Foodbank:

• Provided 3,401,446 meals to community and faith-based food pantries, shelters and community kitchens—more than 9,300 meals each day.
• Addressed the nutritional needs of targeted, at-risk populations through the following programs:
• Special Dietary Needs pantry for adults with medical dietary requirements
• Kids Café program for children in church-sponsored, latchkey and after-school programs
• “Good to Go” Backpack Program for children in grades K-8 who live in poverty and need food to get them through weekends.

In 2007 The Foodbank distributed 24,620 backpacks to provide at-risk children with food for the weekend.