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The Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana is proud to partner with over 50 nonprofit agencies dedicated to providing food and nutrition assistance in their local communities. We also operate several direct distribution programs for children, families and seniors.
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What We Do

Every year in the United States, 119 billion pounds of food is wasted. Food waste happens at all stages from growing to retail to our homes. Through innovative programs like our Grocery Rescue, we partner with growers, manufacturers and retailers to rescue good, safe, excess food that would otherwise go to waste, and share it with food-insecure families.
Deidra Rufino and her family have lived in North Port, Florida for generations. After Hurricane Ian caused massive wind and water damage in her community, she was stuck inside her house for a few days until it was safe to emerge. “I’ve been through other hurricanes. I was not expecting this,” she said. “It was emotional to see all the damage that had happened in the city.” Hurricane Ian was scary to live through, she said, but the days following the storm were even harder. “It's the aftermath: not being able to work, no power, running out of food.” Deidra visited the Awaken Church Food Pantry, a partner agency of All Faiths Food Bank, with her son Kaeden, 10, and daughter Mila, 3. With her due date only three days away, Deidra had started her maternity leave that morning. She was relieved that her power had just come back on at home. As she prepares for the birth of her youngest daughter, Deidra and her family need to stock up on baby formula, which they cannot find in nearby stores. “We've been having to travel further away from home to get some of the supplies,” she said, including a 90-minute roundtrip drive to an area less affected by the storm. She was excited to learn that she could pick up baby formula and diapers at the distribution. “I wasn't working since the hurricane,” Deidra said. The pantry is “helping me out financially so I don't have to spend out of pocket expenses, knowing that I'm going to be on maternity leave.” “It warmed my heart to see even the little kids out here helping out as much as possible,” she said.
The Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana provides free food and other resources through one of many feeding programs in our 12 parish service area.
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Hunger in Northeast Louisiana

Chances are, hunger has touched someone you know. Over 53,900 people – or 1 in 7 – in Northeast Louisiana are food insecure and are at risk of experiencing hunger. And approximately 19,800 of them – or 1 in 4 – are children.
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It takes a community to address hunger. The act of feeding people requires a collective effort with a unified goal. Explore how our supporters are helping the Food Bank make an impact in Northeast Louisiana.
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