As a grower, gleaner and supplier of food for the hungry and food insecure, Clark County Food Bank is the critical link between food and people in need. The food bank’s mission is to "alleviate hunger and its root causes in Clark County." Hunger is primarily addressed through the distribution of food to our network of 43 partner agencies and meal-serving organizations which in turn directly serve needy seniors, individuals, families and children of diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds. While hunger often goes unseen, it is quietly eroding the strength and stability of our community and robbing dignity from adults, productive futures from our children and health from all. Our two-part mission statement not only includes providing emergency food to hungry individuals and families, it also provides them opportunities to learn about healthy alternatives that offer a positive way out of dependence on long-term food assistance for themselves and their children. Our two-part mission of alleviating hunger and its root causes includes providing emergency food to hungry individuals and families, as well as preventative work to do everything we can to help people grow out of dependency on long-term food assistance. For more information, visit our website at www.clarkcountyfoodbank.org.