Using the Food Bank

ELIGIBILITY
Must reside in Pima County.

REGISTRATION
Registration is required the first time you visit the food bank. Bring a picture ID showing residence in Pima County or a rent or utility bill documenting your name and address.

WHAT WE DISTRIBUTE
ICS partners with the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona to distribute food allotments containing Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) items to registered users. Clients can visit a second time during the month to pick up a “pantry bag” provided by the food bank.

Supplemental food items will be distributed when extra food is available as a result of community food drives and individual donations. ICS Food Banks also stock a small supply of personal hygiene items and provides emergency food bags for homeless individuals or households who have run out of food and are in crisis.

The ICS Food Bank is the second largest provider of emergency food in Southern Arizona. We are dependent upon community food drives and donations to help keep the shelves stocked and to offer a selection of healthy foods to households in hardship. Volume purchasing arrangements with area food suppliers enables ICS to multiply every dollar donated many times over.