America's Second Harvest

America's Second Harvest—The Nation’s Food Bank Network is the largest domestic hunger-relief organization in the United States. Founded in 1979, America's Second Harvest distributed 2.5 million pounds of food to a network of 13 food banks in its first year operation. Today, the national network is comprised of more than 200 regional food banks and food-rescue organizations in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico and receives nearly two billion pounds of donated food and grocery products.