Current Network Partners
Thank you for your partnership and dedication to fighting food insecurity and helping our neighbors live, work, and thrive. You play an integral role in a powerful and growing force for good across the 93 counties in Nebraska and western Iowa that we’re proud to call home. Together, we’re building a healthier Heartland!
This page offers instructions, information, and links you need to make ordering and reporting easy and efficient. Look up a reporting number, learn about food safety and more. Can’t find the information you’re looking for? Contact us today.
Network Partner application update:
To better meet the growing needs of our current Network Partners, we have temporarily paused taking new partner applications. We are establishing a workable time frame to re-open the application process and updates will be posted here. Thank you for your interest and all you do for our communities and neighbors.
Upcoming Network Partner Zoom Call
The CSR team will be hosting a Network Partner Zoom call on Wednesday, November 9, 2022 from 10:00–11:00 a.m. CST. Food Bank for the Heartland’s Transportation and Facilities Manager, Tim Smiley, will be the guest speaker.
Tim will provide a comprehensive overview detailing the day-to–day operations in his department and what it takes to get food delivered to our partners. He will also address driver and pantry expectations to insure consistency in the delivery of our services.
This is a “must attend” for our partners and is your opportunity to hear about our transportation process and ask questions directly related to delivery.
Click here on Wednesday, November 9 to join the Zoom call.
Network Partner Benefits
- A member of a network of organizations that all work towards the same goal of reducing hunger in Nebraska and western Iowa
- No membership fees
- Access an online ordering system with live inventory
- Choose only the items you want to provide the food that’s needed the most
- Access a variety of food products, including produce, proteins, perishable and non-perishable items
- Partners located in rural areas receive delivery of products
- Partners located in the Omaha metro area have opportunities for delivery or pickup
- Access to a full-time Community and Partner Support Representative to assist in capacity building and assessment, customer service and community engagement
- In-person and virtual networking opportunities, training, and knowledge sharing of food bank industry best practices
Please fill out the form below to apply for a Capacity Grant.
The submission deadline is April 30, 2024.
Network Partners – CAPACITY GRANT APPLICATION 2024
Please click on the link below to place an order and get report statistics.
Other ways to get involved
There are many ways that our Network Partners can engage with Food Bank for the Heartland.
This page includes a number of important resources that help get our neighbors connected with the food they need. Click on the items below to view and download a PDF.
- IA TEFAP (Client-Signature Form – Arabic)
- IA TEFAP (Client-Signature Form – Bosnian)
- IA TEFAP (Client-Signature Form – Burmese)
- IA TEFAP (Client -Signature Form – English)
- IA TEFAP (Client -Signature Form – Farsi)
- IA TEFAP (Client -Signature Form – Lao)
- IA TEFAP (Client-Signature Form – Russian)
- IA TEFAP (Client-Signature Form – Somali)
- IA TEFAP (Client -Signature Form – Spanish)
- IA TEFAP (Client – Signature Form – Ukrainian)
- IA TEFAP (Client – Signature Form – Vietnamese)
- NE TEFAP (Client-Signature Form – Arabic)
- NE TEFAP (Client-Signature Form – Bosnian)
- NE TEFAP (Client-Signature Form – Burmese)
- NE TEFAP (Client-Signature Form – English)
- NE TEFAP (Client-Signature Form – Farsi)
- NE TEFAP (Client-Signature Form – French)
- NE TEFAP (Client-Signature Form – Lao)
- NE TEFAP (Client-Signature Form – Russian)
- NE TEFAP (Client-Signature Form – Somali)
- NE TEFAP (Client-Signature Form – Spanish)
- NE TEFAP (Client – Signature Form – Ukrainian)
- NE TEFAP (Client-Signature Form – Vietnamese)
- NE TEFAP Proxy Form – English
- NE TEFAP Proxy Form – Spanish
- USDA Nondiscrimination Statement
- Mobile Pantry Sign-In Sheet
- Sample Complaint Form
- Temperature Log Sheet
Stay up to date with the latest instructions and training. Click on the items below to view and download each file.
This page provides additional guidelines and information on food safety . Click on the items below to view and download each file.
Are you a Network Partner and with a question or comment for the Food Bank? Please fill out the form below.
Network Partner Feedback Form – UPDATED 2/25/24
Meet our Community and Partner Support Representatives
Food Bank for the Heartland’s “Regional Service Area” approach provides our Network Partners with access to healthy food, equitable distribution, and creative solutions to food insecurity. They also get the peace of mind knowing that they have a dedicated Food Bank staff member who understands the unique needs of their community. Meet the team below!
Allison
Rural Iowa & Kids Café
Brandy
Western Nebraska
Stephanie
Northeastern Nebraska
Jenny
Omaha Metro Area
Kerry
Central Nebraska
Melissa
Omaha Metro Area
