RYA Madras Metro - Chennai Food Bank

Chennai Food Bank is a charitable program of RYA Madras Metro Trust, a registered Public Charitable Trust in India, headquartered in Chennai.

RYA Madras Metro Trust under it’s flagship Chennai Food Bank program has the core objective of Working For a Hunger Fee World since 1993.

We collect food grains from donors and distribute it to needy people. We also raise funds for the same and adopt institutions and support them all year.

We have also been in the forefront in providing food grains during natural calamities in various parts of the country. Generous individuals and families set apart a fistful of food grain everyday in special containers for charity. We collect the containers on a monthly basis covering nearly 20 different routes all over Chennai in our own vehicles. With the erstwhile Muthi Bhar Anaj Scheme and the Adopt A Child Scheme we have mobilised around 5000 kgs of food grains every month. These food grains are then cleaned, repacked and distributed.

Besides this regular collection we also get bulk donations in the form of food grains or monetary donations referred to as Akshaypatra Scheme which is utilised for purchase of food grains. Donors can dedicate a date for donation and we supply a month long ration to the needy institution on behalf of the donor. We reach out to needy people not only in Chennai but also to other places thereby reaching beyond reach. Our beneficiaries include homes from Kanchipuram, & Vandavasi.

Our donors can adopt Institutions for the year by contributing based on size of institution under the Annadata Scheme. People willing to contribute any amounts to the RYA Madras Metro Trust can also contribute towards the general fund under Annadanam Scheme, all for a single cause of eradicating the problem of hunger. Now Chennai Food Bank is reaching beyond humans by contributing towards the welfare of the animals under Animal Welfare Scheme. At RYA Madras Metro Trust under the Chennai Food Bank program, we are committed to an annual donation of more than six tons grains to animal welfare.