What is the Fundación Banco de Alimentos?
The Fundación Banco de Alimentos is a non-profit organization that secures food from food-producing companies; classifies and stores it, and finally distributes it among organizations and feeding centers that feed people afflicted by hunger.

Who are our beneficiaries?
Foodstuffs are handed out to over 480 organizations and feeding centres located in 24 districts of Suburban Buenos Aires and the Federal Capital. These organizations feed over 78,000 people, most of them children, who lack the resources needed to eat every day.

Who donates foodstuffs?
The Food Donating sector contacts companies that produce or market foodstuffs requesting them, mainly, to donate those products that they cannot sell for different reasons, but which are fit for human consumption. These reasons could be an excess of production; very close expiration date; packaging mistakes, among others. These companies are also invited to include us in their production Chain.
Another way of receiving foodstuffs is through actions oriented to that end, such as the “Annual Food Collection” and the “2 trips x 1 food item” campaign.

To learn more about food donors, click here.

What type of food do they receive?
We receive both perishable and non-perishable foodstuffs, because we have a warehouse fit for classification and storage and two cold chambers: one for refrigerated products, and the other for frozen foods.

What sort of food is needed most?
The foodstuffs that are most in demand are: milk; oil; sugar; noodles and rice. Likewise, perishable products such as meat; fruit and vegetables are greatly in demand because of their nutritional value.

How is food delivered?
The food is delivered at our warehouse. Every month we contact the organizations and feeding centres to offer them the food we have, and agree on the amount and the day and time table in which they will come and fetch it.

What does your funding consist of?
Part of the resources for the upkeep of the operation stem from contributions by the organizations and feeding centres themselves, who pay when they fetch the food from the Foundation’s warehouse. This is an average of 0.50 cents per kilo of food.
The rest of the funds come from individual and company donations, as well as from different revenue actions and events which are carried out under the coordination of the Resource Development sector (e.g. Annual Dinner; Polo Helmet Auction; among others).

In order to learn about other ways in which you may cooperate, click here.

Are there other Food Banks?
In Argentina there are 14 Food Banks and there are 4 others on the way to becoming so. All the Banks are members of the Argentine Network of Food Banks, which coordinates their performance and joint work.
In turn, the Network is a member of The Global FoodBanking Network, located in the United States, which audits and provides assistance to the Food Banks of the world.

How can I help?
You may help by donating foodstuffs; money or your time as a volunteer, through the different options that you will find on our website. To see these options, click here.

Donate now , by means of a safe form.

How do I contact Fundación Banco de Alimentos?

You may contact us by calling (005411) 4724-2334 or by e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

You may also visit us at our offices located at Luis María Drago 5530, Villa Zagala, San Martín, Province of Buenos Aires.

If you wish to consult us about anything or have any queries, you may fill out the consultation form and we will answer you as soon as possible.