FARGO – Great Plains Food Bank announced on Tuesday a trio of hunger-relief organizations as its 2019 Agency of the Year Award winners.

The Divide County Food Pantry in Crosby, Hope Center in Devils Lake and Faith Food Ministry in Fargo have been recognized as recipients of the award for their efforts serving those battling food insecurity in their communities and each day living out the Great Plains Food Bank’s values of passion, service and innovation.

The Agency of the Year Award is the highest honor given to the Great Plains Food Bank’s network of more than 300 partner food pantries, shelters and soup kitchens serving those in need across North Dakota and western Minnesota. This is the first time in the nine-year history of the award that it has been given to more than one agency.