Mission
- Share food to low income citizens at risk of food depravation
- Redistribution of food that would be wasted (2.5 millon ton/year)
- 100% ran by volunteers
- 100% donation based (food & money)
The clients
- 151 000 clients in 2019 (35 000 households)
- Offered to people that have a net income of XXX
- Offered for 3 years only (yet 15% still need it afterwards)
- Not accessible to undocumented immigrants or students
- 1/12 of client are children
- 37% are under 18 years old
- 40% are above 50 years old
The service
- 25 products/crate given weekly per 2 people households
- Contains all 5 food grouds & extras
- Assistance to get back on their feet
- Social contact
- store concept: people get credits & choose what they want/need
Volunteers & donations
- 12000 at all levels
- Brand ambassadors promote the organization & collect donations
- Donations are a need for logistics
- Need 5euros/week/client
Objectives & needs
- Help 2x more people by 2025 (since COVID, this objective changed to 2x more in 12 months)
- Receive more food donation
- Recruit more volunteers in key roles & general help
- "Under the radar" project: help people beyond those in extreme poverty
- Learn & innovate with other food banks
- Invest & improve in communications
Why not help undocumented migrants?
- "They cannot rehabilitate after 3 years if never registered"
- 200 000 countrywide: too much for the food bank to handle