St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance, the world’s first food bank, is a non-sectarian organization, that alleviates hunger by efficiently gathering and distributing food to sites that serve the hungry. Serving 81,000 square miles of Arizona, this organization is committed to improving the quality of life for Arizonans in need, volunteerism, and building community relationships to further our mission. By partnering with more than 500 partner agencies, the Food Bank is able to distribute food through more than 600 physical sites. The Food Bank will distribute more than 90 million pounds of food in 2019 with a goal of 100 million by 2021 to meets the needs of the Arizona’s hungry, working-poor families, children, and seniors.