Importance of Food Banks
At the national level, food banks are by far the single largest source of food to A2H providers. This chapter examines the providers’ relationship to the food banks in more detail. We first present tabulations of what products the providers would like to be able to obtain in greater quantity from their food banks. Subsequent sections explore the overall importance of the food banks to the operations of the providers and additional types of services the providers would like to obtain from the food banks.