### Question
Can you define what food pantry means?


### Answer
**Food pantry** is defined as the following in *7 U.S.C. § 7501*:

> a public or private nonprofit organization that distributes food to low-income and unemployed households, including food from sources other than the Department of Agriculture, to relieve situations of emergency and distress

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 7501*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 102-EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE**

