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Fund Fresh Bread. Strengthen Food Security.

A Practical Investment

in Real Food Access

Food-insecure households already rely on food banks, pantries, shelters, schools, healthcare providers, public benefits, and local service organizations. Tomorrow’s Bread strengthens the food environment around those systems by funding fresh whole grain bread made by community bakeries using regionally sourced organic grain.
 

The Satellite Bakery Program does not replace existing support systems. It strengthens their reach and practical effectiveness by improving access to a familiar, nourishing staple food through the community outreach organizations people already trust.

The bakeries, distribution pathways, and community relationships already exist.
Funding activates them.

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Food Insecurity
Is a National Systems Issue

Food insecurity does not exist apart from health, education, work, housing, family stability, and public spending. Across the United States, millions of households rely on public benefits, school meals, healthcare systems, food banks, pantries, and community organizations to help meet basic needs.

These systems are essential, but they are also strained — and they need practical, community-based food infrastructure around them.

U.S. Households
Food Insecure

In 2024, 13.7% of U.S. households — 18.3 million households — were food insecure at some time during the year, meaning they lacked enough money or resources to provide adequate food for all household members.

18.3M

Households
With Very Low
Food Security

In 2024, 7.2 million households experienced very low food security, meaning eating patterns were disrupted and food intake was reduced because the household could not afford enough food.

7.2M

Food-Insecure Households Outside Major Federal Programs

In 2024, 41.1% of food-insecure households reported participating in none of the three largest federal nutrition assistance programs during the previous 30 days, showing why community-based food infrastructure remains necessary.

41.1%

Food Spending Gap

The typical food-secure household spent 11.1% more on food than the typical food-insecure household of the same size and composition, reinforcing that food insecurity affects both quantity and quality of food access.

11.1%

Federal nutrition programs represent one of the nation’s largest public investments in household stability. SNAP alone served 41.7 million people per month in FY2024, with federal expenditures of $100.49 billion. Tomorrow’s Bread does not replace these systems; it supplements them by activating community bakeries to improve the quality, reliability, and regional resilience of charitable food access. With every new Satellite Bakery Partner added, the network gains local production capacity, new distribution relationships, and greater ability to serve communities before, during, and after food-system disruption.

Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Household Food Security in the United States in 2024, Economic Research Report No. 358, December 2025.

Tomorrow's Bread
"Fresh bread. Baked by local hands. Shared with neighbors."

Mission: 

Tomorrow’s Bread strengthens regional food-security infrastructure and advances health equity by increasing reliable access to fresh, whole grain bread made by community bakeries using regionally sourced organic grain.


Tomorrow's Bread is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Contributions are tax-deductible as allowed by law.

Colorado-based.
Growing nationally.

slvstaff@tomorrowsbread.org
Snail Mail:
Tomorrow's Bread
P.O. Box 122
Monte Vista, CO 81144

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