Poverty & Inclusion Community & Social Justice 2024
Lowcountry Food Bank

Annual Impact Report 2024

Lowcountry Food Bank serves 10 coastal South Carolina counties, distributing 45.8 million pounds of food in 2024 — equivalent to 38.2 million meals — to 200,000+ neighbours. Food insecurity in the region has reached 13%, a 20-year high. Fresh produce comprised 38% of all food distributed. Key programmes include BackPack Buddies (80,286 packs), a production kitchen, retail rescue of 15 million pounds, and a new Community Resource Map launched in partnership with Trident United Way.

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Partner agency network (240 agencies); BackPack Buddies (80,286 packs at 58 school partners); Zucker Family Production Kitchen (233,481 meals prepared); retail rescue (15 million pounds from 200+ retailers); nutrition education; mobile pantries (80+ sites); Community Resource Map; Learning Center training platform; Fresh for All; school pantries Custom geography from upload: United States

📊Key Metrics

45.8 million pounds of food and essential items distributed equating to 38.2 million meals served Key Metric 1
200,000+ neighbours served across a 10-county coastal South Carolina service area Key Metric 2
96% of charitable dollars spent on direct programmes and services Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • 45.8 million pounds distributed (38.2 million meals) to 200,000+ neighbours across 10 counties — food insecurity in the service area now at 13%, the highest rate in two decades
  • 38% of all food distributed was fresh produce; 68% of food distributed was whole food including dairy, protein and produce
  • 80,286 BackPack Buddies packs distributed at 58 school partner sites; 15 million pounds of food rescued from retailers that would otherwise go to waste

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