Our Impact on Food Insecurity
The food we provide plays a crucial role in addressing food insecurity. The Food Bank also has an impact in less quantifiable ways, tackling the drivers of food insecurity.
Meals Provided Every Month
The Food Bank provides the equivalent of more than one million meals every month and distributed a total of 17.9 million pounds of food in 2025.
Food Bank Members
The Food Bank partners with frontline member food pantries, meal sites, and shelters across Western Massachusetts.
People Assisted Every Month
The Food Bank serves families and people across Hampden, Hampshire, Berkshire, and Franklin Counties.
Together, We End Hunger.
Get Help
Find food, SNAP support, and other resources offered by the Food Bank and its network.
Donate Today
Donate and support our mission to end hunger in Western Massachusetts.
Volunteer
Volunteer your time and skills in our sorting room or at our events.
Discover the Facts
Learn about hunger and hear the stories of those most impacted by it.
How Food Assistance Moves Through Western Massachusetts
Private Food and Fund Donors
Individuals, farms, retailers, wholesalers, & corporate sponsors.
Federal & State Food Suppliers
MEFAP (Massachusetts Emergency Food Assistance Program) & USDA/TEFAP (The Emergency Food Assistance Program).
The Food Bank
The region’s food warehouse, resource, education & advocacy center.
- Food operations: receive, store, & distribute food
- Programs: SNAP enrollment, nutrition education, Food Assistance Navigation, & advocacy
- Volunteers: food sorting and events
- Communications & fundraising
Food Assistance Network
Nearly 200 partner food pantries, meal programs, & shelters.
Direct Distributions
Individuals and Families in Western Massachusetts
Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, & Hampshire Counties.
Public Education and Advocacy
Legislation & Policy
The Food Bank promotes legislation, programs, and investments that strengthen immediate support for the food assistance network and address the drivers of hunger. We believe a broad range of solutions are necessary to eliminate systemic barriers and foster economic opportunity for everyone.
What Drives Hunger?
Hunger effects people in every town and city in Western Massachusetts, and the ways it manifests in people’s lives has long been complicated by misinformation, misconception, and shame. Debunking myths about hunger is important to forge effective solutions.
Community Stories
People who receive food assistance know the web of obstacles they face, from the cost of food to accessing other basic needs like affordable housing, public transportation, childcare, and medicine. Here we feature the voices and stories of our network partners and people living with food insecurity and hunger.
Connecting People to Resources
Food Assistance Navigation
Our Food Assistance Navigation (FAN) team assists people facing food insecurity with access to food resources and other wrap-around social services. We partner with the health care community, other social service agencies, and those seeking assistance to create connections between people and agencies who can help.
SNAP Outreach
SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) offers nutrition assistance to millions of eligible individuals and families across the country. Our SNAP team helps individuals and families with the application and all the necessary documentation for this federal program.
Nutrition
Our Nutrition Outreach team offers educational programs to our members, including workshops, food sampling events, grocery store tours in both English and Spanish (using Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters at the Store® model), ServSafe certification and safe food handling training.
Our Facility
Learn about our food warehouse, resource, education, and advocacy center in Chicopee.
Mission, Vision, Values
The Food Bank is guided by our mission, vision, values, and equity statement.
Leadership & Board
The Food Bank Board of Directors and Leadership Team by name and position.
Financials & Strategic Plan
Where the Food Bank has been, and where it is headed.
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