Food Banks
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Compiled By Corey Seeman
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[edit] Kresge Library Databases
Guidestar / UM Ann Arbor Users
- Key resource for nonprofit organizations in the United States
- Search by almost any variable, including names, location, NTEE Codes, etc.
- National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities
- Codes of note include:
- K30 (Food Service, Free Food Distribution Programs)
- K31 (Food Banks, Food Pantries)
- These also translate into NAICS code: 624210
Associations Unlimited / UM Ann Arbor Users
- Ability to find organizations and associations, primarily in the United States.
- Search for "Hunger and Food" as a subject
[edit] News Databases
ABI/INFORM (ProQuest) / UM Ann Arbor Users
- Find scholarly articles and news stories on on food banks.
Business Source Complete / Ross Only Resource
- Find scholarly articles and news stories on food banks
[edit] Food Bank Organizations
- Formerly known as America's Second Harvest, Feeding America is the nation's leading domestic hunger-relief charity.
- Resources of note include:
- Studies - which feature the yearly almanacs on the state of hunger in the United States.
- Programs - provides examples of work they are supporting
- Food Bank locator
- Newsroom
- Faces of Hunger - with features showcasing the people who are relying on assistance for food in the United States.
- The Food Bank Council of Michigan secures and distributes monetary and food donations from Michigan citizens, growers and businesses to alleviate and prevent hunger among Michigan people.
- Resources of note include:
Food Research and Action Center (FRAC)
- The Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) is the leading national nonprofit organization working to improve public policies and public-private partnerships to eradicate hunger and undernutrition in the United States. FRAC works with hundreds of national, state and local nonprofit organizations, public agencies, and corporations to address hunger and its root cause, poverty.
- Resources of note include:
