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RESOURCES > NATURAL RESOURCES > FOOD RESOURCES > FOOD AID (DOMESTIC) > FOOD BANKS

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FOOD BANKS  

Definition

  • CHARITIES PROVIDING FOOD ITEMS TO PEOPLE IN NEED, EITHER FREE OR IN RETURN FOR VOUCHERS. THE ITEMS PROVIDED ARE USUALLY STAPLE FOODS THAT PEOPLE CAN COOK FOR THEMSELVES.

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Entry terms

  • FOOD PANTRIES

Scope note

  • FOR ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING MONEY TO PEOPLE WITHIN THE SAME COUNTRY TO BUY FOOD, USE THE TERM 'FOOD AID (DOMESTIC)'.

History note

  • TERM CREATED MAY 2023

Identifier

  • urn:ddi:int.cessda.elsst:79a3fe55-9f3c-4cd1-a122-5b0ddd9fac31:6

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Date issued

  • 2025-09-23

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https://elsst.cessda.eu/id/6/79a3fe55-9f3c-4cd1-a122-5b0ddd9fac31

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