Celebrating 40 years of impact

We are featuring 40 faces who have had a direct impact on Food Bank for the Heartland’s legacy.

November 4, 2021, marked 40 years of nourishing neighbors together. Started in 1981 at a warehouse at 50th and Hamilton in Omaha, the Food Bank distributed 38,800 pounds of food through 21 partners in its first year. Our network has since grown to more than 500 partners and we provided more than 29 million pounds of food (which includes 6,646,123 pounds of fresh produce) in fiscal year (FY) 2024. This tremendous milestone is a testament to the support of our community.

Hear from Food Bank for the Heartland supporters, volunteers, donors and more by clicking on the images below! Be sure to check back for new stories to read.

40 Faces of 40 Years logo
40 Faces of 40 Years logo
40 Faces of 40 Years Milton Kleinberg
40 Faces of 40 Years Denise McCauley
40 Faces of 40 Years Keenan Nelson
40 Faces of 40 Years Alan Lindahl
40 Faces of 40 Years Sophia Franzluebbers
40 Faces of 40 Years Jennie Warren
40 Faces of 40 Years Claude Berreckman
40 Faces of 40 Years Coleman Warren
40 Faces of 40 Years Janell Torres
40 Faces of 40 Years Amy Cherko and Vanessa Urbach
40 Faces of 40 Years Don Schinzel
40 Faces of 40 Years Sean Olson and Tara Stingley
40 Faces of 40 Years Ted Killham
40 Faces of 40 Years Jenny DeVries and Amber DeVries
40 Faces of 40 Years City Sprouts Laura Simpson
40 Faces of 40 Years Shawna, a Central City resident
40 Faces of 40 Years Father Wayne Pavela
40 Faces of 40 Years Girls Inc., Tracy Brown
40 Faces of 40 Years Rotella's Bakery
40 Faces of 40 Years Food Bank for the Heartland President & CEO Brian Barks
40 Faces of 40 Years Together - Shellie and Debbie
40 Faces of 40 Years Jayne Timmerman Foodies founder
40 Faces of 40 Years Stacy Winters
40 Faces of 40 Years Jeff and Rachel
40 Faces of 40 Years Fany
40 Faces of 40 Years Susan Ogborn
40 Faces of 40 Years Steve Gehring
40 Faces of 40 Years Barbara Kaiman
40 Faces of 40 Years Butch
40 Faces of 40 Years Jay Warren-Teamer
40 Faces of 40 Years OneWorld, Anna Gudino and Joel Dougherty
40 Faces of 40 Years Becky Perrett, Director of Marketing at Runza, standing in front of a Runza sign
40 Faces of 40 Years Farm Credit Services of America Photo of FCSA group standing in front of a Food Bank trailer
40 Faces of 40 Years Joani Mullin standing with Celebrity Chef Carla Hall
40 Faces of 40 Years Kate Nicholson
40 Faces of 40 Years Don (Woodhouse)
40 Faces of 40 Years Patty Suarez (middle) volunteering at a mobile pantry with Foodies members.
40 Faces of 40 Years, KETV with Chef Marcus Samuelsson
Photo of Conagra Brands volunteers at Food Bank for the Heartland

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