Redwood Empire Food Bank

Redwood Empire Food Bank

The Redwood Empire Food Bank is food bank dedicated to feeding low income people in Sonoma, Lake, Napa, Mendocino, and Del Norte counties, in California.

Based in Santa Rosa, it is Sonoma County's largest hunger-relief organization, providing convert|8900000|lb|kg|-5 of food per year to 128 charitable organizations and about 50,000 people. It was founded in 1987. [cite web|url=http://www.refb.org/fact%20sheet.html|title=Fact sheet|accessdate=2008-06-25]

Organized as a 501(c)(3) Public Charity, the food bank reported total revenue of over $12 million for the fiscal year ending June 30 2006. Of this, less than $390,000 came from government grants. [cite web|url=http://www.guidestar.org/pqShowGsReport.do?partner=grantexplorer&npoId=297372|title=GuideStart report|accessdate=2007-06-25]

The food bank's 2007 holiday food drive set a goal to collect convert|200000|lb|kg|-4 of food and $160,000. [cite web|url=http://www1.pressdemocrat.com/article/20071101/NEWS/711010336/1033/NEWS01|title=Food bank strives for record goal|accessdate=2008-06-25]

References

External links

* [http://www.refb.org Official site]

ee also

* America's Second Harvest


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