America’s Second Harvest

The Rhode Island Community Food Bank is a member of America’s Second Harvest – The Nation’s Food Bank Network, which is the largest domestic hunger-relief organization in the United States.

The mission of America’s Second Harvest is to create a hunger-free America. America’s Second Harvest distributes food and grocery products through a Nationwide Network of certified Members, increases public awareness of domestic hunger and advocates for policies that benefit America's hungry.

The America’s Second Harvest Network is comprised of over 200 Member food banks and food-rescue programs serving all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Last year, the America's Second Harvest Network provided food assistance to more than 25 million low-income hungry people in the United States, including more than 9 million children and nearly 3 million seniors. The America's Second Harvest Network supplies more than 2 billion pounds of food and grocery product annually.