Leket Israel, Israel's National Food Bank Leket Israel was founded in 2003 to rescue excess, nutritious food that would have otherwise been destroyed and redirected to people in need. Serving as the country's largest food bank and food rescue network, Leket Israel works to alleviate the problem of nutritional insecurity. Each year, with the help of 40,000 volunteers, Leket Israel rescues over 700,000 meals and 13 million lbs of produce and perishable goods, and supplies over 1 million (7,000/day) volunteer prepared sandwiches to underprivileged children. Food, that would have otherwise gone to waste, is redistributed to nearly 300 nonprofit partners caring for the needy. Leket Israel offers cooperative purchasing, nutrition education, and food safety projects to further assist our partners.