Apache Junction Food Bank
“Helping People Meet Everyday Needs"
ALERT! ALERT! ALERT!
We are in desperate need of volunteers for the summer months. Please contact our Volunteer Coordinator Michelle Johnson if you are able and willing to volunteer.
CLICK HERE to contact Michelle
The summer is an incredibly hard time for the food bank, because so many of our volunteers and donors leave the area for the summer. Please note that our activity calendar is empty during June, July and August, but the needs of our clients remain the same. Please consider volunteering or making monetary donations to help us make it through the summer months. The generosity of the local community keeps our doors open all year.
ABOUT US
The Apache Junction Food Bank has been in existence since 1983. Our mission is to develop resources to provide emergency food boxes to feed the hungry and minister to other needs of our fellow citizens in the Apache Junction and East Mesa area using voluntary contributions of food, money, and services from the community.
"THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE REQUESTING FOOD DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2012 INCREASED 42% OVER THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2011...
YOUR HELP IS NEEDED MORE THAN EVER BEFORE!"
High unemployment, gas prices and the current economic recession continue to combine to make this a particularly difficult time for many families. In 2011, the AJ Food Bank provided food for 22,814 clients. This year we are seeing faces of people who never thought they would need emergency food and for the first quarter of 2012, we have already assisted 6003 people. The number of people requesting food during the first quarter of 2012 was up 42% over the first quarter of 2011. In a continuing effort to respond to the increased need in the community, we are carrying on our policy to enable people to come in for food every 30 days instead of every 60 days, which has dramatically increased the demand for assistance. The number of food boxes ditributed for the first quarter of 2012 is up 36% over the same period last year. Your help is needed more than ever before! See the number of food boxes distributed in 2010, 2011, and 2012 - Click Here. See the total number of clients served in 2010, 2011, and 2012 - Click Here.
WAYS TO HELP
Now more than ever we need your help!
There are many ways for you to get involved in supporting AJFB’s mission to provide emergency food boxes and feed the hungry. Whether you'd like to donate funds or food, organize a Food and Funds Drive, or volunteer time or services in order to benefit individuals and families that have run into tough times; we have opportunities for you to support Apache Junction Food Bank in a way that is meaningful to you.
WE NEED YOUR HELP
Make a Tax Deductible Monetary Donation
The Apache Junction Food Bank has seen a drastic increase in the demand for food by the needy in our community. Further, major support agencies, such as St. Mary's Food Bank, have decreased the amount of food they supply to us and they have passed along price increases for food that we purchase from them. Help us by making a tax deductable monetary donation. Donate online by clicking here or print and fill out a donation form (click here) and mail your donation to the food bank, or drop off your donation at the Apache Junction Food Bank at 575 N. Idaho Rd, Suite 701. As always, check with your accountant to verify your eligibility for any tax deduction.
Make a difference, volunteer today!
Apache Junction Food Bank
575 N. Idaho Road, Suite 701
Apache Junction AZ 85119-4015
480-983-2995
info@ajfoodbank.org
If you live in the East Valley, outside of the service area for the Apache Junction Food Bank, please visit the United Food Bank website.