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New Choose Iowa Food Purchasing Program
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announces the launch of the new Choose Iowa Food Purchasing Program – Food Bank Pilot – which was authorized during the 2024 legislative session.
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announces the launch of the new Choose Iowa Food Purchasing Program – Food Bank Pilot – which was authorized during the 2024 legislative session.
An annual corn donation from a retired priest and farmer will help provide nearly 11,000 meals across the Food Bank’s service area.
Food Bank for the Heartland is committed to supporting our neighbors affected by the recent storms. Together with our partners and the generosity of our community, we’re providing food, support, and hope in the face of disaster.
Learn how your support gave one woman the hope to overcome adversity and how your support affects the Food Bank’s mission, discover the harsh truths of rising food insecurity across the Heartland, become a Monthly Meal Maker to offer assurance to our community, and more.
Food Bank for the Heartland will build a new facility at 84th & L to help meet the growing needs of our communities.
New numbers from Feeding America show that food insecurity has increased by more than 30% across the Heartland. Learn more about the factors behind that increase.
This Giving Wednesday was focused on supporting the Food Bank’s Mobile Pantry Program, which plays a vital role in alleviating hunger in our communities.
On May 17, 2024, Brian Barks, President and CEO of Food Bank for the Heartland, and Michaella Kumke, President and CEO of Food Bank of Lincoln developed a joint op-ed showcasing the latest hunger statistics from Feeding America, and how Heartland families have been affected.
Donations to food banks and food pantries tend to down in the summer, but hunger is often higher during summer months when kids are home from school. In Atlantic, a drive-thru food pantry has seen an increase in demand because of inflation and a reduction in COVID-era federal programs.
Food Bank for the Heartland is ready to stand with our community to provide food, support, and hope in the face of disaster.
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