| Mission: To
minimize hunger and poverty through the distribution
of available food and to nurture projects that help alleviate
hunger and poverty. |
The Flint Hills Breadbasket is a Community Food Network
founded in 1982 in a small shed in which the City of Manhattan
housed machinery. Since then we have grown, but continue
to offer much needed food to the area’s underprivileged
through community donations and volunteer support. Hunger
is oftentimes an invisible tragedy, and for over twenty years
the Flint Hills Breadbasket has been collecting and distributing
food to ensure that no one in the community goes hungry.
Did you know?
20.6% of RIley County's citizens live at or below the
poverty level. |
In 2005 The Breadbasket took in .6
million pounds of food and served 25,398 families. |
The Breadbasket’s ultimate goal is enabling our clients
to gain the skills necessary for self-sufficiency, and we
offer programs to aid this process.
Emergency Food Pantry:
Provides residents of Manhattan with food assistance,
when there is no food in the home and no means to purchase
any.
USDA (TEFAP) Commodity Program:
Distribution of available USDA commodities to several
hundred income eligible families that meet federal guidelines.
Job Search Assistance:
Jobs are posted on our bulletin board from local papers,
City of Junction City, City of Manhattan, KSU, and additional
employers. In addition the Breadbasket aids job seekers
with help on applications and resumes.
Community Resource Referral Program:
Additional services which include food stamp applications,
LIEAP applications, Project Deserve applications, clothing |
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