Founded in late 1979, Roadrunner Food Bank of New Mexico has been
serving New Mexico’s hungry since 1980 thanks to a vision by founder Reverend Titus Scholl.
Reverend
Scholl started the organization by distributing food to the hungry out of the trunk of a
car. From
those humble beginnings, much has changed in Roadrunner’s 40-year history. The food bank has
had
three different homes (a building on Edith Blvd., an old potato chip factory on Baylor, and
currently a renovated food distribution facility on Office Blvd.).
But the one thing that hasn’t changed in our 40-year history is our
service to people experiencing hunger in our state. We and our statewide network of partners
are
leaders in creating solutions to end hunger in New Mexico and provide a variety of food
items to
people struggling to cover their nutritional food needs. Our food industry partners have helped make our work a reality
by
donating millions of pounds of food from across the country and right here in New Mexico
year after
year. Between the food donations we receive from our food rescue activities and the food
items we
purchase, every year we are able to distribute millions of pounds of food that includes
fruits,
vegetables, shelf-stable food items found in a typical at-home food pantry, and other
perishables
such as meat, dairy, eggs and so much more.
While we know that providing food through our statewide
distribution network is vital, we need to do more and in a slightly different way. We have
expanded
our mission to yes of course feed people, but also to focus on SEEDING partnerships that
build
self-sufficiency for tomorrow and LEADING to achieve our vision of permanently ending hunger
in our
state.
