The Butte Emergency Food Bank
About Us
Our Staff
The Butte Emergency Food Bank is a volunteer operation. All of our volunteers take great pride in the Food Bank and in their service. They work hard, laugh a lot, enjoy each other’s company, and enjoy giving back to the community. Most volunteers are retired professionals with many skills and talents and a deep and abiding enthusiasm for public service.
Our Board
Our Board consists of motivated community professionals who generously give time and energy and provide unique perspectives and skills to this agency.
Our Director
Kathy Griffith is the director and has served in that role since September 2010. She oversees the programs and the work to be done. They work with a volunteer advisory Board of community professionals to set priorities, long-range plans, policies, and guidelines.
Some Thoughts To Keep In Mind
- The Butte Emergency Food Bank feeds an average of 2,700 individuals per month - this includes those receiving meals twice a week at the community meals program at Knights of Columbus Hall and through our backpack program, home deliveries, and clients who come and pick up food.
- The Butte Emergency Food Bank distributes over 1.3 million pounds of food per year
- The Backpack Program serves over 350 chronically hungry children each week.
- Local grocers and bakeries support the Food Bank by providing produce, bread, bakery items, dairy products, and meat. Their support is essential to providing the amount and variety of nutritious food we distribute to our clients.
- Donations of non perishable food items are always appreciated.
- Money donations allow us to leverage our buying power when purchasing food.
- Volunteers are the key to keep our food bank running. They take orders, fill boxes, pick up donations, and distribute food to our clients.