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- is a non-profit organization
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- generates more than
$12 for every $1
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- helps more than 7,300 people each day
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- provides 10 meals for every $1
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- has over 120 member agencies
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- provides food to agencies completely free of charge
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- serves 11 parishes in south Louisiana
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- has a four star charity navigator rating,
the highest rating possible from Charity Navigator
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- is 1 of 11 Louisiana charities with a four star rating - and 1 of 2 in Baton Rouge
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- distributed over 10.88 million pounds in 2007
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- is aggressive in food collection; 94% of
food distributed was donated
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- operates efficiently. Administrative costs are only 1.77%
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- only has 23 full-time employees
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- volunteers donated more than 20,000 hours of time, equaling to the work of 10 full-time employees
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- operates Lagniappe du Coeur (“extra from the heart”), Louisiana’s first prepared and perishable food rescue program
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- is an affiliate of Feeding America, the nationwide network of food banks and food rescue organizations
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- has been serving the Greater Baton Rouge area for over 20 years
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Did you know that... |
- 1 full barrel of food feeds a family of 4 for 2 weeks
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- 5 pounds of food serves 6 1/2 meals
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