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YUMA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK

AZ · EIN 860457836 · $26.0M rev · operational · www.yumafoodbank.org
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Yuma Community Food Bank is an operational food bank that distributes food to individuals and families experiencing food insecurity in Yuma County, Arizona. They operate various distribution sites and programs, including emergency food assistance and a senior food program, relying on volunteers to facilitate their daily operations.

activities · 4

what they do

direct service · 4
  • Coordinate large-scale volunteer operations Food Packing and Distribution Volunteer Programs
    Relies on over 10,000 volunteers annually who contributed 160,231 hours in the past year to support food distribution and related operations.
  • Distribute daily meals through main facility Food Distribution Network Management
    Distributes 55,000 meals per day, five days a week, through its main facility in Yuma, AZ.
  • Manage external food drive program On-Campus and Pop-Up Food Pantries
    Operates a food drive program that enables external organizations to host collections and deliver donated food to support distribution efforts.
  • Operate fixed and mobile food distribution sites through TEFAP On-Campus and Pop-Up Food Pantries
    Runs multiple regular food distribution sites across Yuma County and surrounding areas, including daily distributions in Yuma, biweekly in Cocopah and Parker, and monthly in Bouse and San Luis, all through the TEFAP program.
strategies · 2

how they think

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named programs · 8

what they call their work

CSFP - Commodity Supplemental Food Program
Federal nutrition program providing monthly food packages to low-income seniors at distribution sites throughout Yuma County
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP)
Provides supplemental food assistance, primarily for seniors, distributed through various sites across Yuma County.
Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)
Provides short-term food assistance to families and individuals experiencing food shortages due to job loss, transition between jobs, or other emergency situations. Distributed through various sites across Yuma County.
Emergency Food Box Packing
Volunteers pack emergency food boxes for distribution to clients.
Mobile Food Distribution
Brings food directly to communities in Dateland, Wellton, San Luis, Somerton, and Yuma through mobile distribution events
On-site Food Distribution
Distributes food directly from the Yuma Community Food Bank facility.
Packing Emergency Food Boxes
Volunteer-driven program assembling emergency food boxes for distribution to individuals and families in crisis
TEFAP - The Emergency Food Assistance Program
Short-term food assistance for individuals and families facing job loss or emergencies; distributed at multiple sites across Yuma County
relationships · 16

who they work with

  • Adventist Community Services Partner — Hosts a weekly food distribution site in Yuma, AZ during October through May for the Yuma Community Food Bank.
  • Arizona Department of Revenue Government — Assigns QCO codes and administers tax credit programs for qualifying charitable organizations.
  • Arizona Western College Partner — Hosts a food distribution site in Quartzsite, AZ for the Yuma Community Food Bank.
  • Business Partner — Engages businesses in hosting food drives.
  • Church Group Partner — Works with church groups to organize food drives.
  • Civic Organization Partner — Partners with civic organizations for food drive initiatives.
  • Cocopah Community Center Partner — Hosts a biweekly food distribution site in Somerton, AZ for the Yuma Community Food Bank.
  • Dateland Elementary Partner — Hosts a monthly food distribution site in Dateland, AZ for the Yuma Community Food Bank.
  • Fry's Community Rewards Partner — Partner organization through which donors can support Yuma Community Food Bank based on everyday shopping at Fry's.
  • IC St Vincent De Paul Partner — Hosts a biweekly food distribution site in Yuma, AZ for the Yuma Community Food Bank.
  • Instacart Partner — Partner platform offering Community Carts, enabling users to donate to Yuma Community Food Bank through grocery purchases on the Instacart app.
  • School/University Partner — Collaborates with schools and universities to host food drives.
  • Somerton Senior Center Partner — Hosts a monthly food distribution site for seniors in Somerton, AZ for the Yuma Community Food Bank.
  • Sunset Health Partner — Hosts a monthly food distribution site in Wellton, AZ for the Yuma Community Food Bank.
  • Target Partner — Partner through the Target Circle program, enabling shoppers to vote for Yuma Community Food Bank to receive grant funding.
  • Walmart Partner — Partner through the Spark Good program, allowing customers to round up purchases to donate to Yuma Community Food Bank.