Media Contact:
Claudia Johnson, Communications & Advocacy Manager
(Work) 260. 447.3696 X 311 (Mobile) 260.433.2913
About Community Harvest
Community Harvest Food Bank is the largest hunger relief organization in northeast Indiana, annually distributing nearly 11 million pounds of food in its nine county service area which includes: Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells, and Whitley counties.
Community Harvest collects wholesome surplus food and grocery products donated by the food industry – products that might otherwise go to a landfill – and other donors and utilizes it for hunger relief. The food is distributed by a network of over 430 member 501(c) (3) organizations comprised of churches and human service agencies. Through these agencies and its direct service programs, CHFB serves over 21,100 unduplicated clients per week throughout its nine northeast Indiana county service area. These agencies include food pantries, soup kitchens, homeless shelters, rehabilitation centers, and youth and senior citizen programs.
Community Harvest Food Bank is a member of Feeding America, the largest domestic hunger relief organization in the United States, and Feeding Indiana’s Hungry (FIsH) the state food bank association representing the 11 Feeding America affiliated food banks in Indiana.
