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Harvesters - The Community Food Network

Cause Area

  • Community
  • Disaster Relief
  • Homeless & Housing
  • Hunger

Location

1220 Timberedge RoadLawrence, KS 66049 United States

Organization Information

Mission Statement

Our mission is to mobilize the power of our community to create equitable access to nutritious food and address the root causes and impact of hunger.

Description

Harvesters is a regional food bank serving a 27 county area of northwestern Missouri and northeastern Kansas. Our vision is a healthy, thriving community where no one is hungry.

Harvesters provides food and related household products to more than 900 nonprofit agencies including emergency food pantries, community kitchens, homeless shelters, children’s homes and others. We also offer education programs to increase community awareness of hunger and teach about good nutrition.

Harvesters is a certified member of Feeding America, a nationwide network of more than 200 food banks. In 2011, Harvesters was Feeding America’s Food Bank of the Year. We are a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.



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by Amy P. from Lawrence, KS (Administrator for this Organization) (December 27, 2024)
Structured and meaningful way to serve alongside my family.

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