Voedselbank Deventer

Founded in 2005, Voedselbank Deventer is a charity based in Deventer, Netherlands working on poverty & hunger, environment & climate.

Voedselbank Deventer is a volunteer-run food bank in Deventer, the Netherlands. It collects surplus and donated food that would otherwise go to waste, and distributes weekly food packages to households and single people living in poverty, usually as temporary support within a wider assistance process. Clients who are referred are also connected to existing social services. The organisation also operates the regional distribution centre (RDC) Salland/Twente, which receives national food donations and distributes them among affiliated food banks in the region. It also runs school presentations and tours on poverty and food waste. The organisation is funded entirely by donations from companies, churches, agencies, service clubs and individuals, and receives no government subsidies. It is affiliated with the Vereniging van Nederlandse Voedselbanken.