How’s the Community-Service Model of Food Banking Working?
About two years ago, Greater Cleveland Food Bank and Feeding Tampa Bay both pioneered a model of food banking that makes it easy for neighbors to access a wide variety of social services at the same time they get their food. The approach has been successful enough that both are building on the concept, even as they continue to assess the best way to increase its impact.
The idea of using food to lead people to other social services is not new. But the two food banks were among the first to embrace the concept in a big way. Each invested tens of millions of dollars into new facilities that house grocery-store style pantries, as well as permanent space for dozens of community partners. By providing easy access to other services, the hope is to reduce the need for charitable food in the first place.
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