Lowcountry Food Bank Blog
Lowcountry Food Bank Quietly Celebrates 40th Anniversary
Local Non-Profit Hosts Two Unique Annual Fundraisers, Walk To Fight Hunger On Tap By Jeff Walker, Lowcountry Food Bank Volunteer/Contributing Writer With little fanfare, Lowcountry Food Bank (LCFB) is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2023. LCFB is a nonprofit...
LCFB Transportation Department Rolls Out New Mobile Pantry from Publix
Because of an impactful donation from Publix and Publix Super Markets Charities, we have purchased and will equip this year a mobile food pantry truck so our neighbors can choose the food they want to take home. Publix is also donating fresh produce to stock the truck...
Lowcountry Food Bank Foundation Provides Long-Term Financial Support
The Lowcountry Food Bank Foundation was established in 2020 to ensure the long-term sustainability and success of the Lowcountry Food Bank. The Foundation’s sole purpose is to provide annual financial support for continued service to our food insecure neighbors for...
Using Mapping Technology to Strategically Identify and Fill Meal Gaps
Using guidance from Feeding America, we have calculated the meal gap across our service area, which shows how many meals are "missing" in each community. Feeding America estimates that a person who faces food insecurity is missing an average of 5.6 meals per week for...
Serving Our Community with Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Lowcountry Food Bank’s EDI journey began in 2019 through a partnership with the College of Charleston’s Riley Center for Livable Communities. We used data and mapping to identify communities of low food access and high need to distribute our food resources in the most...
New Facility Coming to Hampton County!
Expanding Our Presence in the Southernmost Counties We Serve LCFB in 2022 secured land on the Agriculture Technology Campus (ATC) in Hampton, South Carolina to build a 20,000 square foot facility, which is strategically positioned to serve our neighbors and provide...
LCFB Partner Agency Spotlight : CMD Pantry’s Executive Director, Tracey Pressley
Tracey Pressley has worked in the human services industry for nearly 30 years. “When you see for yourself a person’s actual needs, it’s a whole different ball game and you know what you need to advocate for.” CMD provides healthy food to families with low incomes,...
Using Technology to Better Serve our Partner Agencies and Neighbors
Using Technology to Better Serve our Partner Agencies and Neighbor Agency Express Agency Express is an online portal that allows our partner agencies to place their food orders with real-time access to our warehouse inventory. Agencies can update or add items to their...
Supporting Our Partner Agencies to Serve Their Lowcountry Communities
Supporting Our Partner Agencies to Serve Their Lowcountry Communities In 2021 and 2022, Lowcountry Food Bank (LCFB) has continued to prioritize support of our partner agencies that distribute LCFB-procured food directly to neighbors in their communities....
2022 Annual Impact Report: Letter from the President & CEO
As we mark our 40th year of operations at Lowcountry Food Bank, we reflect over the past 12 months and look to the horizon for what lies ahead. 2022 was an incredible year as the pandemic continued to impact our work and the neighbors we serve. We have seen the price...
