Not knowing when or where a next meal will arrive is a scary, unsettling experience for anyone. Still, hunger is a reality that one in six Oklahomans, including one in four children, deal with every day. Oklahoma consistently ranks at the top in the nation for the rate of people who struggle with hunger.
Located in Tulsa, the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma distributes food and other grocery items to 350 Partner Agencies in eastern Oklahoma, including food pantries, emergency shelters, soup kitchens, senior citizen centers and after-school programs. In Fiscal Year 2020, the Food Bank distributed more than 32.8 million pounds of food throughout the 24 counties of eastern Oklahoma.