flowchart TB A["U.S. Food Assistance Ecosystem"] A --> GOV["Federal + State Government"] GOV --> USDA["USDA / Food & Nutrition Service"] USDA --> SNAP["SNAP
53 state agencies"] USDA --> TEFAP["TEFAP
50 states + DC + territories / tribal entities"] USDA --> WIC["WIC
State + local agencies / clinic networks"] USDA --> CSFP["CSFP
50 states + DC + Puerto Rico + 7 tribal orgs"] USDA --> SCHOOL["School Meal Programs
95,000+ schools/institutions"] SNAP --> STATE["State Admin Agencies
53 SNAP agencies"] TEFAP --> STATE CSFP --> STATE STATE --> RFB["Regional Food Banks
200 to 250+"] A --> NATIONAL["National Hunger Networks"] NATIONAL --> FA["Feeding America
200 to 250+ food banks"] NATIONAL --> ASSOC["Statewide Food Bank Associations
20+"] NATIONAL --> COOPS["Regional Co-ops
10+"] NATIONAL --> INDEP["Independent Food Banks
No central national count"] NATIONAL --> FAITH["Faith-Based Networks"] FA --> RFB ASSOC --> RFB COOPS --> RFB INDEP --> RFB FAITH --> LOCAL["Local Food Banks / Direct Service Agencies"] RFB --> LOCAL LOCAL --> PANTRY["Food Pantries
part of 60,000+ agency partner network"] LOCAL --> MOBILE["Mobile Pantries
counted within local agency networks"] LOCAL --> MEALS["Meal Programs / Soup Kitchens
part of 60,000+ agency partner network"] LOCAL --> SHELTER["Shelters
often partner agencies"] LOCAL --> SENIOR["Senior Nutrition Programs
5,000+ Meals on Wheels community programs"] LOCAL --> SCHOOLLOCAL["School / Backpack Programs
95,000+ NSLP schools/institutions"] A --> RECOVERY["Food Recovery + Rescue"] RECOVERY --> FRUS["Food Rescue US
51 locations in 25 states + DC"] RECOVERY --> GROCERY["Grocery Rescue
national count not centralized"] RECOVERY --> RESTAURANT["Restaurant / Prepared Food Rescue
national count not centralized"] RECOVERY --> FARM["Farm / Produce Recovery
national count not centralized"] RECOVERY --> DISTRIB["Distributor Surplus
national count not centralized"] FRUS --> LOCAL GROCERY --> RFB FARM --> RFB RESTAURANT --> LOCAL DISTRIB --> RFB A --> FAITHORG["Large Faith-Based Providers"] FAITHORG --> CCUSA["Catholic Charities USA
169 agencies"] FAITHORG --> SALV["The Salvation Army
~966 U.S. locations / 7,500+ centers of operation"] CCUSA --> LOCAL SALV --> LOCAL A --> DONORS["Donors + Funders"] DONORS --> CORPORATE["Corporate Donors
not centrally counted"] DONORS --> FOUNDATIONS["Foundations
not food-bank-specific count"] DONORS --> INDIVIDUALS["Individual Donors
millions; not centrally counted"] DONORS --> GRANTS["Government / Private Grants"] CORPORATE --> RFB FOUNDATIONS --> LOCAL INDIVIDUALS --> LOCAL GRANTS --> RFB A --> OPERATIONS["Operational Software Layer"] OPERATIONS --> CLIENT["Client Intake"] OPERATIONS --> INVENTORY["Inventory + Warehouse"] OPERATIONS --> VOLUNTEER["Volunteer Management"] OPERATIONS --> REPORTING["Reporting + Compliance"] OPERATIONS --> APPTS["Appointments / Reservations"] OPERATIONS --> DELIVERY["Delivery / Mobile Distribution"] OPERATIONS --> DONATION["Donation Tracking"] CLIENT --> FBC["foodbank.city
Operational system for food banks, pantries, and nonprofits"] INVENTORY --> FBC VOLUNTEER --> FBC REPORTING --> FBC APPTS --> FBC DELIVERY --> FBC DONATION --> FBC FBC --> DASH["Management Dashboard"] FBC --> IMPACT["Impact Reports"] FBC --> AUDIT["Grant / Compliance Records"] FBC --> SERVICE["Better Client Service"] PANTRY --> CLIENTS["Clients / Households"] MOBILE --> CLIENTS MEALS --> CLIENTS SHELTER --> CLIENTS SENIOR --> CLIENTS SCHOOLLOCAL --> CLIENTS