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Foodbank Of Southeastern Virginia
About Us
The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia (FSEVA), established in 1981, works to provide solutions to hunger and certain consequences of poverty in our community by promoting food recovery by means of acquiring and distributing food, clothing, and related products to those in crisis in our community. The Foodbank also provides community leadership and education on issues of hunger.
Our service area includes a large contingency of working individuals and families, many of whom are affected by very high rates of poverty, malnutrition, and related health problems. Overcrowded, sub-standard housing is the norm, not the exception, and problems such as broken families, unemployment, and underemployment round out this picture of hopelessness for many of our neighbors. Many children are at-risk, and nutrient deficiencies can lead to serious health problems and poor academic performance. Additionally, the elderly population is now impacted due to the rise in cost of living expenses out pacing their fixed income. Young and old, these are the faces of hunger the faces that we, as a community, lend a helping hand to every day.
-Provides nutritious canned, boxed, fresh, frozen, and prepared food to over 330,000 individuals annually (29,000 of these on the Eastern Shore). This food is recovered and secured from restaurants, supermarkets, food distributors, the USDA, farmers, wholesalers, sportsmen, and through food and fund drives.
-Assembles a full-course, nutritious meal for only $.34 - much less than the price of a postage stamp! In fact, for every $1 donation FSEVA receives, we can assemble and distribute up to $6 dollars worth of groceries.
-Distributes emergency food to over 325 partner agencies and programs including soup kitchens, faith-based food pantries, neighborhood centers, family crisis centers, and homeless shelters for adults and children. By accessing food from FSEVA rather than purchasing from commercial outlets, each of these partner agencies has expanded resources to advance their own missions.
-Prides ourselves on the work of some amazing volunteers who contribute more than 1,700 hours monthly to advance our humanitarian mission. Our 3,665 volunteers give more than 21,000 hours annually!
-Serves those who are hungry throughout the Foodbank's 3,500-square-mile service area including the cities of Norfolk, Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Suffolk, Franklin and Virginia Beach as well as the counties of Southampton, Northampton, Sussex, Isle of Wight and Accomack. Even though the Foodbank is salvaging and distributing more food than ever before, census and poverty statistics clearly show that we are a long way from meeting the need. In order to meet this goal, we have instituted more programs to obtain additional food to reach more people.
The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia (FSEVA), established in 1981, works to provide solutions to hunger and certain consequences of poverty in our community by promoting food recovery by means of acquiring and distributing food, clothing, and related products to those in crisis in our community. The Foodbank also provides community leadership and education on issues of hunger.
Our service area includes a large contingency of working individuals and families, many of whom are affected by very high rates of poverty, malnutrition, and related health problems. Overcrowded, sub-standard housing is the norm, not the exception, and problems such as broken families, unemployment, and underemployment round out this picture of hopelessness for many of our neighbors. Many children are at-risk, and nutrient deficiencies can lead to serious health problems and poor academic performance. Additionally, the elderly population is now impacted due to the rise in cost of living expenses out pacing their fixed income. Young and old, these are the faces of hunger the faces that we, as a community, lend a helping hand to every day.
-Provides nutritious canned, boxed, fresh, frozen, and prepared food to over 330,000 individuals annually (29,000 of these on the Eastern Shore). This food is recovered and secured from restaurants, supermarkets, food distributors, the USDA, farmers, wholesalers, sportsmen, and through food and fund drives.
-Assembles a full-course, nutritious meal for only $.34 - much less than the price of a postage stamp! In fact, for every $1 donation FSEVA receives, we can assemble and distribute up to $6 dollars worth of groceries.
-Distributes emergency food to over 325 partner agencies and programs including soup kitchens, faith-based food pantries, neighborhood centers, family crisis centers, and homeless shelters for adults and children. By accessing food from FSEVA rather than purchasing from commercial outlets, each of these partner agencies has expanded resources to advance their own missions.
-Prides ourselves on the work of some amazing volunteers who contribute more than 1,700 hours monthly to advance our humanitarian mission. Our 3,665 volunteers give more than 21,000 hours annually!
-Serves those who are hungry throughout the Foodbank's 3,500-square-mile service area including the cities of Norfolk, Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Suffolk, Franklin and Virginia Beach as well as the counties of Southampton, Northampton, Sussex, Isle of Wight and Accomack. Even though the Foodbank is salvaging and distributing more food than ever before, census and poverty statistics clearly show that we are a long way from meeting the need. In order to meet this goal, we have instituted more programs to obtain additional food to reach more people.