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 Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank

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NoOne Should Worry About Hunger

Our mission is to feed the hungry in Baton Rouge and the surrounding parishes by providing food and educational outreach through faith-based and other community partners. With community support, we have served the hungry in our 11-parish service area for 40 years.

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The Impact You Have
Helped Us Make in 2024

Due to the continuous support from our generous donors and dedicated volunteers – we are able to serve the community in a way that truly makes an impact in the lives of so many. We could not do it without your help.

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12.8M
Meals Distributed
16.6M
Pounds Distributed
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14900
Volunteers
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58000
Total Volunteer Hours
BR Food Bank volunteers and employees collecting food.

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Community Stories

Christian, Baton Rouge

Christian

Food Recipient | Baton Rouge
One day my mom couldn’t go to the pantry, and so she asked if I could go in her place to pick up the food. I got there early and was amazed at the line. While I was sitting in my car, one of the older volunteers noticed that I… Read Christian’s Story
Christian, Baton Rouge

Christian

Food Recipient | Baton Rouge

One day my mom couldn’t go to the pantry, and so she asked if I could go in her place to pick up the food. I got there early and was amazed at the line. While I was sitting in my car, one of the older volunteers noticed that I was young and asked if I could help them prepare and distribute the boxes. I said ‘yes’.

Read Christian’s full story here.

Lynn, Baton Rouge

Lynn

Food Recipient | Baton Rouge
I had grandchildren living with me at the time and we came over and received a box of food and everything. When I came in, there weren’t too many people working, so I decided that I wanted to give something back. So, I started volunteering to help others. Read Lynn’s… Read Lynn’s Story
Lynn, Baton Rouge

Lynn

Food Recipient | Baton Rouge

I had grandchildren living with me at the time and we came over and received a box of food and everything. When I came in, there weren’t too many people working, so I decided that I wanted to give something back. So, I started volunteering to help others.

Read Lynn’s full story here.

 

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Our Area of Care

Ascension

Assumption

East Baton Rouge

East Feliciana

Iberville

Livingston

Pointe Coupee

St. Helena

St. James

West Baton Rouge

West Feliciana

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