How to Run a Food Pantry
A succinct guide to good practices, with evaluation scoresheet.
Second Edition (2015)
Pantry Self-Evaluation Only
Charity Food Programs That Can End Hunger in America
John Arnold’s classic manifesto/guide that helped spark the client choice food pantry movement.
Classic Edition (2009)
ELCA Edition (2004)– Slightly abridged, but prettier.
Words of Faith
Statements on hunger, helping, and charity, from many of the world’s great religious texts.
Words of Faith – All 8 PDFs in one handy file.
The Analects of Confucius
The Bible
The Book of Mormon
The Dhammapada
The Koran
The Tanakh
The Tao Te Ching
The Upanishads
Other Files
$10 vs. $10 Poster – Courtesy of Feeding America West Michigan, a striking illustration of the difference in results between a food pantry purchasing food at retail prices (or getting food through food drives) and using a food bank.
