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Distribution

Who Are The Hungry?

More and more, we are hearing the term "food insecurity." Food insecurity is a term used to describe an individual or family that must go without food on a fairly regular basis as a result of lack of funds with which to purchase food.  The state of being food insecure is not limited to the unemployed. It often happens to those known as "working poor." These are the individuals who, although working, do not earn enough to meet all of their basic family needs. In addition, food insecurity can occur in situations where earnings are ordinarily adequate to meet basic needs, but in which in times of unexpected bills, such as utilities or medical, cannot cover all expenses. In such cases, it is not uncommon to see adults go without food and other necessities in favor of food for the children. In extreme cases, families will "break up," with adult males taking their pay checks and leaving. Today in Mississippi, 35% of the families having a female as head of the household, are living in poverty!  Our member agencies are serving more than 100,000 people each month. This number continues to grow as the cost of providing food, clothing, shelter and medicine exceeds earnings.

Methods Of Distribution

Picked Up At The Food Bank- Approximately 60% of the product distributed each year is picked up at the food bank by the member charities. Pickups are by appointment on Mondays Through Thursdays. On a typical day, an average of 25 charities will make such pickups. The appointment is made at the time the food bank receives an order. The products are pre-assembled and waiting for the charity to arrive at the scheduled time.

Subsidiary Food Banks- In order to locate food bank warehouses closer to the member agencies, The Food Bank of South Central Mississippi in Brookhaven is a subsidiary warehouse. This SDO serves charities in nine south central Mississippi counties.

Delivery To Centrally-Located Cities

Charities located in the remaining 59 counties, but that are too distant from Jackson to make pickups, are served by MFN's 53-foot refrigerated trailer. This equipment makes deliveries to 15 communities that are centrally located in their respective areas. Charities off-load their orders from the trailer and then take them to their own facility.

 

 

 

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