Food Bank Yokohama

Food Bank Yokohama is a non profit organization that collects the food that would not be used or would be discarded along the food supply chain. They distribute the food to homeless people and welfare facilities in Yokohama.

Taking care of homeless people is their primary contribution. Food Bank Yokohama works together with a local restaurant and distributes meals to homeless people every month. Their mission is to communicate and interact with homeless people so that helping both their physical health and mental health.

The wealth and education gap has been growing these days. Food Bank Yokohama offers several support programs for kids. They attempts to reduce the gap and provide food and learning opportunity to every child equally.

1. Provide food to where it is needed and reduce food waste

Food Bank Yokohama is here to connect the food that would not be used and the people who suffer from lack of food, and the good outcome is that the amount of food waste is reduced.

2. Cooperate with local societies

Food Bank Yokohama works together with a local restaurant in order to develop the local businesses besides supporting homeless people. They continue looking for local societies and people that can cooperate with.

3. Approach people’s physical and mental health

They are not just giving food away. Maintaining people’s health care is another important work to Food Bank Yokohama. They aim to make the activity fun for everyone who is involved in.