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Fairbanks Community Food Bank Service, Inc.
- Name: Fairbanks Community Food Bank Service, Inc.
- Address: 725 26th Avenue
- City: Fairbanks, AK 99701-2377
- Phone: 907.457.4273
- Website: http://www.fairbanksfoodbank.org
- Contact Email: aweaver@fairbanksfoodbank.org
- Counties Served:
- Basic Programs: Agency Shopping, Bone Builders, Bread Box, CSFP (Commodity Supplemental Food Program), Food Boxes, Move for Hunger, TEFAP (Temporary Emergency Food Assistance), WIC Summer Supplementation
- Description: Founded in 1982, the Fairbanks Community Food Bank collects and redistributes donated food to individuals and agencies. Food donations are received from the local community and about 100 commercial vendors. Food is distributed through many programs including Food Boxes, Bone Builders, and Agency Shopping. The Fairbanks Community makes a difference in the lives of neighbors by sharing resources. The people of Fairbanks truly live the lessons taught by the Stone Soup Legend –– Fairbanks Style. The vision of the Fairbanks Community Food Bank is: To have no one in the Tanana Valley die of starvation; To have no child in the Tanana Valley go hungry; To provide food assistance to everyone who meets federal poverty guidelines, if it is requested