Programs

All eight of New Mexico food banks participate in the FRESH PRODUCE INITIATIVE. Last year, NMAFB’s member food banks distributed more than 7 million pounds of fresh produce through nearly 650 local charities. In 2007 NMAFB purchased more than two million pounds of potatoes from Navajo Agricultural Products (NAPI) in Farmington and thousands of pounds more from America’s Second Harvest and farmers in the New Mexico and Arizona.

The FOOD FOR KIDS program provides nutritious foods to children in low-income elementary schools. Kids who aren’t getting enough to eat at home are given a backpack filled with food each week to help supplement the free breakfasts or lunches they receive at school.

The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) distributes USDA commodities to people in need. The program is a partnership with the New Mexico Food and Nutrition Services Bureau of the Human Services Department.

The Food Stamp Participation Project is a partnership with the New Mexico Human Services Department to remove barriers to participation by eligible citizens.