CFBU

The Community Food Bank of the Upstate

The Problem

Hunger is the lack of enough nutritious food to maintain health, keep up morale or achieve optimal human potential. It is often related to poverty, lack of education, being unemployed or being very young or very old. The only cure for this hunger, diminished health and loss of potential is FOOD.

Did You Know?..

20% of the food produced in the United States never reaches the retail market and must be discarded by the producer.
1 in 5 South Carloinians rely on food banks, soup kitchens or pantries to obtain a portion of their food.
14.3 million children in the United States live below the poverty line and 1 in 4 children in South Carolina are hungry at least once a month.
Other charitable organizations depend on food banks to enable them to server more of the needy.
The foodbank distributes over a million pounds of food each year.