This year the Festival of Lights Holiday Parade is proud to help promote Marion-Polk Food Share’s Sustainer Circle!

Marion-Polk Food Share is the non-profit food bank serving Marion and Polk counties. Our mission to lead the fight to end hunger…because no one should be hungry.

• Marion-Polk Food Share provides emergency food through a network of 98 partner agencies and meal sites.  All food is provided to our partner agencies and food recipients at no cost.
• 1 in 5 local families will need assistance from Marion-Polk Food Share this year.
• Each month 7,000 families receive emergency food assistance from Marion-Polk Food Share.  This includes over 11,000 children.
• More than 53% of all students qualify for free or reduced-price school lunches. For too many, the meals they receive at school are the only food they eat each day.
• $10 is enough to provide a 50 pound food box  - enough to feed a family for 3-5 days.