The overarching goal of Dairy Nourishes America is to increase access to nutritious dairy foods for our neighbors who rely on food banks and their agencies across the United States. Dairy foods provide three of the four nutrients of public health concern – calcium, potassium and vitamin D.

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Feeding America strives to provide nutritious foods including dairy foods to its neighbors. Shown below is the historical distribution of dairy in millions of pounds (FY 2018-2024) throughout the Feeding America network. In Fiscal Year 2024, dairy distribution (445 million pounds) represents a 9.6% increase from 2023 and a 79% increase from 2018.