SIKESTON, Mo. – Southeast Missouri Food Bank is proud to announce that it has earned its status as a Better Business Bureau (BBB) Accredited Charity Seal Holder. After completing a thorough review process, SEMO Food Bank has met BBB’s Standards for Charity Accountability.
Standards ensure that an organization has:
- Proper governance and oversight
- A method to measure organizational performance & effectiveness
- Sound financial stewardship and practices, and,
- Complete and accurate fundraising and informational materials.
Michelle Corey, BBB president & CEO said, “By meeting BBB Standards for Charity Accountability and displaying BBB’s seal, it gives donors the confidence needed to support Southeast Missouri Food Bank’s mission. Charities that meet these best practices go above and beyond legal requirements, putting them in an elite group.”
To review Southeast Missouri Food Bank’s BBB Charity Profile, please visit www.bbb.org/local/0734/local_0734_charities-donors.html. To learn more about SEMO Food Bank, visit semofoodbank.org.
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About Southeast Missouri Food Bank
The mission of Southeast Missouri Food Bank is to end hunger and leverage the power of food to build healthy communities. The food bank provides food to 140 charitable and disaster relief programs in Southeast Missouri. These member agencies include food pantries, soup kitchens, domestic violence and homeless shelters. Southeast Missouri Food Bank also holds regular mobile food distributions and provides monthly boxes of food to 5,600 senior citizens and weekend backpacks of food during the school year to more than 1,100 students. The food bank’s 16-county coverage area includes Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Dunklin, Madison, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Perry, Reynolds, Ripley, Scott, Ste. Genevieve, Stoddard and Wayne counties. Those interested in helping can do so by making a tax-deductible contribution, donating food, or scheduling a time to volunteer. Visit semofoodbank.org for more information.