The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (MTDPHHS) has partnered with the Montana Food Bank Network for many years to help provide food for low-income Montanans. Throughout 2009, MFBN’s partner food pantries, soup kitchens, senior centers, youth programs and residential treatment programs worked to meet the needs of a steadily increasing client base. Our reports show that these agencies experienced a 60% increase in the number of unduplicated households served between January 1, 2009 and December 2009. In order to meet this need, the MFBN distributed 7.3 million pounds of perishable and non-perishable foods to partner agencies, representing a 62% increase in food distribution for 2009. As staff of the MFBN traveled across the state in 2009 bearing witness to the effects of such an increase, we learned that many of our partners were struggling to transport and store such large quantities of food on a monthly basis. Our conclusion was that the partner agencies needed assistance building their infrastructure in terms of cold storage capacity and general equipment supplies. Thanks to the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, our partner agencies now have the opportunity to increase their capacity to serve those in need.