Who We Serve
Feeding the Gulf Coast, formerly Bay Area Food Bank, serves 24-counties along the central Gulf Coast with facilities in Gulfport, MS; Theodore, AL; and Milton, FL.
In 2024, the food bank distributed more than 34 million meals through more than 800 community partners throughout its service area. Beyond food distribution, the food bank operates multiple hunger relief and nutrition programs, including child and senior nutrition programs, benefits outreach, nutrition education, and disaster relief. A four-star rated organization by Charity Navigator, Feeding the Gulf Coast is one of the most efficient nonprofits nationally, with over 98% of all donations going back into the community. FTGC is a partner food bank of Feeding America.
- Donated: We acquire food from various national donors, USDA, local retail partners, farmers, and community food drives.
- Processed: Food is inspected for safety, sorted, and packed into boxes ready to be distributed to members of our network.
- Distributed: Once our volunteers have thoroughly inspected items, food gets transported to member agencies and other food bank partners for their distributions.
- Given: Our partners serve as our hands and feet by directly distributing the food to those in need within their local community.