Finally, even with the help of these outside organizations, to serve our community, the Ocean Shores Food Bank must also purchase food—everything from canned goods to eggs and bread to frozen protein. Care is taken to source food at the lowest possible cost, but in 2024, the food bank purchased a total of $140,232.87 worth of food—food that, yes, was provided at no cost to our guests, but that was costly indeed.
And when you include rent, utilities, maintenance, and the remarkable 13,337 hours logged last year by volunteers, it is clear—the food made available week in and week out at the Ocean Shores Food Bank is anything but free.
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