Mission: The Food Bank of Northern Nevada, founded in 1981 and incorporated in 1983, is a regional food distribution and support system for 147
different direct service, non-profit agencies serving the needy, the ill, the elderly and children. Our partner agencies include emergency food pantries and senior meal programs, sliding scale day care centers, drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers, family and domestic violence shelters and various youth programs, all of which offer bags of groceries, meals or snacks. Last year, the Food Bank of Northern Nevada distributed food products to provide the equivalent of more than 20.8 million meals to low income seniors, children and families.

Food Bank of Northern Nevada is a 501(c)(3) organization, with an IRS ruling year of 1984, and donations are tax-deductible.