Disaster Relief

Providing Disaster Relief Work Where it Counts! Bringing Together a Disaster Relief Team. With prayer and passion, processes were put in place that would increase storage capacity, improve distribution efficiency, and serve more people in a more efficient manner. With the help of both longtime and new volunteers, the goal started to come to fruition. Even with this expanded reach, Midwest Food Banks services continued to come at no cost to the recipients.

Today, we have a fleet of trucks and a team of volunteer drivers who stand ready. Food donations are picked up from all across the country, delivered to our facilities, and distributed to those in need. As a first responder to The Salvation Army, we can have family food boxes on the road to a disaster site within 24 hours of a request. Each food box has enough food to feed a family of 4 for 4 to 5 days. Food items usually include bagged pasta, spaghetti sauce, Ramen noodles, cereal, granola bars, instant meals (mac n cheese, hamburger helper), cans of soup, canned pasta, canned vegetables, canned fruit, canned meat or peanut butter, toilet paper, paper towels, candies, and a Bible or spiritual devotional book. Volunteers pack the boxes, load them on semis and drive them to affected areas.