The food bank performs many functions that small agencies could not. For instance, the food bank:
- Solicits food from national, regional and local sources, which allows agencies to select from a wide variety of food. This helps them to provide nutritionally balanced supplies of food to those in need,
- Assists with large food drives,
- Provides national, regional and local transportation as well as warehouse and refrigeration space,
- Supplies warehouse and office staff, quality control checks and volunteers
- Assists with fund-raising and writes grants
- Conducts public relations and marketing campaigns.
- Provides training and technical assistance to volunteers
