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Food Bank celebrates in honor of a Charity Navigator? Top 10 Slam Dunk Charitiesâ? Recognition

Saint Charles, IL (Vocus) 12 October 2010

Northern Illinois Food Bank continue to become more successful, add their already impressive list of awards. Addition to the previous finding that the â? Food Bank of the Year? of Feeding America, the nation? s network of food banks honored to announce NIFB that for the seventh consecutive year, they receive a rating of four stars from Charity Navigator. Less than 2% of charities nationwide achieved this award. Charity Navigator is America? S expert greatest love. The four-star rating is based is based on organizationsâ? Ability to effectively manage their finances and expand their programs.

NIFB recognize that donors are used more aware of how their contributions by non-profit organizations of their choice. More than 96.5% of every dollar goes toward food Banka? Mission to provide nutritious food those in need through their own efforts and those of their non-profit partners. NIFB CEO and Chairman, Dennis H. Smith said â? We do understand that their donations are used effectively to donors and provide as much support as possible for people in need. NIFB is proud to offer both.â?

â? Given the increasing monitoring of charities and pressure are under way in these difficult economic times we are very pleased to receive this prestigious award. We are currently serving in the middle of a fundraising campaign to the growing need to combat hunger in the communities we struggle to do justice, and we recognize that donors to ensure that we would like to use their gifts judiciouslyâ? Smith. In addition to providing space for food handling and distribution, the new building will serve to better health in the 13 countries of the Northern Illinois Food Bank by collecting and promoting greater use of food additives and financial resources to promote.

Food Bank has experienced exceptional growth, despite the disastrous state of the economy. In the year 10 were distributed 35 million pounds of food equivalent to an increase of over eight million pounds last year. There was need at a time when record numbers of people in the food aid. Further intensify their efforts in general to the need of an explosion by the people of the Northern Illinois Food Bank, more than 1.1 million meals to children in need has to meet planned in FY10. This represents an increase of more than 20% from year to year to help the acute and long-term child hunger has an impact on individuals, families and communities. â? We not only in the communities we serve have invested, but each of our customers, â? Said Smith.

about the food bank of Northern Illinois

Food America? S Food Bank of the Year, the Northern Illinois Food Bank (NIFB) a non-profit organization that food provides to people in need through its 520 partner organizations in 13 countries, including Boone, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake , McHenry, Ogle, Stephenson, Will and Winnebago. Northern Illinois Food Bank acquires, collects, processes and distributes donations, government and bought food to more than 61,000 people each week through various local boards, soup kitchens, shelters, youth centers and other sites on food aid. distributed in fiscal year 2010 to 36.5 million pounds NIFB food. Building the Food Bank recently launched a fundraising campaign to create a new distribution of food and nutrition Community Centre in order to manage more food more efficiently to meet growing demand.


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