Central Virgina Foodbank

January 05 2009

Our Community Kitchen is now open! Visit www.feedmore.org to learn about this life-changing facility.

Foodbank Slideshow

Service Area

Directions to CVFB

Contact Your Agency's Advisory Rep

Hours of Operation
Partner agencies may withdraw food at these times:

Mon. - Thurs.
8:00am - 3:00pm

Friday
8:00am - 12:00pm

Second Saturday of Each Month
8:00am - 12:00pm

Check Out Our Product Hotline!
Network Partners can access real-time availability of products in our warehouse by calling 237-8615 for an up-to-the- minute listing. To repeat the recording, press 9.

(As always, a complete list of our food menu can be accessed by going to "Partner Agencies" in the menu above and then clicking "Withdrawing Food.")

Product Recall Info
Dole "Hearts Delight" Packaged Salad
Nissin Products

CVFB
1415 Rhoadmiller Street
Richmond, VA 23220
(804) 521-2500
(804) 521-2501 - FAX

The Central Virginia Foodbank is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organiza- tion and all gifts are fully tax- deductible as allowed by law. Click here for IRS certification.

CURRENT/UPCOMING FOOD & FUND DRIVES AND EVENTS:

LaDifference

Charitable Giving

Benefits Twice

Through December 31

Bean Counters'

Food Craze

Through Dec. 31

click here for details

Click here for our
Privacy Policy

Click here for our
Form 990

Our Mission

Highlights

We've been in the news...
Demand for food is higher than ever. Check out these news reports for details:
NBC12 recent story
CBS6 recent story

Want to make a workplace contribution? Just designate    CVFB as your agency of choice and use the following codes:
United Way: Agency Code 3051    Virginia State Govt.: 3883
Local Governments & Schools: 111    Federal Govt.: 90254

We Use Two Primary Methods to Fulfill our Mission:

WAREHOUSE PROGRAM

Our warehouse program solicits donated food from manufacturers, retailers, the public and others. This food is then distributed through our more than 500 partner agencies to disadvantaged individuals in feeding programs, child and adult care centers, homeless shelters, and emergency pantries. <more>

KIDS CAFE PROGRAM

Our Kids Cafe Program is a partnership with established after-school and summer programs in the Richmond Metro area that provide safe places for children to participate in activities designed to enhance educational and social development. Our Community Kitchen utilizes “rescued” foods to prepare and then deliver nutritious meals to our 50+ Kids Café sites. We provide as many as 3,000 meals on weekdays during the school year and as many as 4,000 meals daily during the summer months. There are also Café for Kids sites that receive snacks only. <more>

Highlights

It costs only $1.35 a day to feed a hungry child. Choose how many children you'd like to help and for how long! Click here to learn more.

And the Canstruction winners are...
People's Choice Award: Barnum's Animals BCWH
Juror's Favorite: Elephants on Parade HKS
Best Meal: Coming Down the Tracks Gresham Smith Partners
Best Use of Labels: Mane Ingredients Baskervill
Structural Ingenuity: Under the Big Top Glave & Holmes
Honorable Mention: SS2600 Moseley Architects
Honorable Mention: Barnum's Animals BCWH

CVFB and Meals on Wheels have merged. Click here for details on this exciting change to FeedMore.

We Need Your Opinion!

Please share your thoughts with us on issues of importance in our community and the organizations who work to address them. Click here to get started.

Congratulations to the law firm of Schettine and Nguyen, winners of the 2008 Legal Food Frenzy. Click here for all the winner photos and a recap of this year's event.

Healthy Food Initiative Ensures Good Nutrition for Those who Need it Most
For several years we have had a healthy food initiative in place that focuses our efforts on procuring and distributing the most nutritious balance of foods for the hungry, particularly children and the elderly. Our emphasis on produce, for example, has resulted in a 5,000% increase since 2003 in the volume of fresh fruits and vegetables distributed. In the area of protein, we aggressively seek out peanut butter, canned meats, and other quality sources. And one reason we're building a new Community Kitchen (see left) is so we can utilize much greater amounts of healthy fresh foods available for donation from grocery stores and others.

Community Drop Sites Make Contributing Food Convenient
We have many community food collection sites to make it even easier for donors to contribute nonperishable food for the hungry. The sites are listed here.