Waste Not - Want Not
Tools based on our award winning 1994-96 study of charity food programs.
Charity Food Programs
That Can End Hunger in America

A comprehensive guide to ending hunger in America for food pantries, food banks, and the volunteers and donors who support them.
Charity Food Programs
That Can End Hunger in America

An abridged edition prepared by the World Hunger Program of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Web Version: http://www.endhungerinamerica.org
Food Pantry Best Practices
Evaluation Score Sheet

We estimate that to make ending hunger feasible, the average food pantry needs to score at least a 70. What does your pantry score?
How to Run a Food Pantry
A simple straightforward guide based on the Waste Not Want Not research.
Videos


John Arnold explains mobile food pantries in three mintues.


From the Food Bank of the Southern Tier, testimonials from food pantries that switched to client choice.


Cash Man performs a rap about why donating cash is better than donating food.

Brochures
Our informational pamphlets for donors, volunteers, agencies, etc.

Food Banking 101
Food Drives
Mobile Food Pantries
Corporate Food Donations
Volunteering (General)
Volunteering (College)
Volunteering (Corporate)
Words of Faith
Quotes pertaining to poverty, hunger, helping and charity.

The Anelects of Confucius
PDF

The Bible (KJV)
PDF

The Book of Mormon
PDF

The Dhammapada
PDF

The Koran
PDF

The Tanakh
PDF

The Tao Te Ching
PDF

The Upanisads
PDF
Other Resources

Our Distribution by YearOur Distribution by County$10 of store-bought food
vs. $10 of Food Bank food