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Golf tournament tops $125,000 to support Food Bank of Iowa’s childhood hunger programs
Des Moines, Iowa (September 15, 2021) — Drive Away Childhood Hunger, Food Bank of Iowa’s first-ever golf tournament, has raised more than $125,000. That translates to half a million meals (four meals for every $1 donated) to help feed…
https://foodbankiowa.org.staging2.juiceboxint.com/iowans-who-help/inaugural-golf-tournament-tops-125000-in-funding-to-support-food-bank-of-iowas-childhood-hunger-programs/Veteran Communicator Joins Food Bank of Iowa Team Amidst Organizational Changes
Annette Hacker will join Food Bank of Iowa as Communications Manager September 7, President and CEO Michelle Book announced today. Hacker is a communications consultant who previously led Iowa State University’s primary media relations unit for 17 years. She…
https://foodbankiowa.org.staging2.juiceboxint.com/news/veteran-communicator-joins-food-bank-of-iowa-team-amidst-organizational-changes/You’re Making Healthy Food More Accessible
Grace has five grandchildren who she often cares for. The more food she gets, the more she can feed her family when they stay with her, which makes her extremely happy. “I can barely feed myself but it’s more important…
https://foodbankiowa.org.staging2.juiceboxint.com/iowans-weve-helped/youre-making-healthy-food-more-accessible/Thanks from Crystal’s Family
“I am choosing between paying bills and food right now.” This is Crystal, mother of two growing kids. Currently, Crystal’s working, but she feels so much financial pressure that she’s applying for a second job. She hopes this one will…
https://foodbankiowa.org.staging2.juiceboxint.com/iowans-weve-helped/thanks-from-crystals-family/You Put Food on the Table for Joy’s Family
Joy is the sole provider for her children. And since she has a large family, coming up with food for everyone is often difficult. “When the pandemic hit, everything changed. My kids didn’t go to school, so I had to…
https://foodbankiowa.org.staging2.juiceboxint.com/iowans-weve-helped/you-put-food-on-the-table-for-joys-family/Steve Challenges You to Do Big Things
Steve Siembieda is one of our most enthusiastic volunteers at Food Bank of Iowa. In April, Steve asked our Volunteer Coordinators what the record number was for BackPack sacks made in a single shift. The answer was 1,050. Steve challenged…
https://foodbankiowa.org.staging2.juiceboxint.com/iowans-who-help/steve-challenges-you-to-do-big-things/Food Bank of Iowa Collects Unused Vendor Supplies from the Iowa State Fair
Safe, edible food will be available to 650-partner network across 55 counties Nothing compares to the Iowa State Fair and Food Bank of Iowa helped to make the most of it this year. On August 23, Food Bank of Iowa…
https://foodbankiowa.org.staging2.juiceboxint.com/iowans-who-help/food-bank-of-iowa-collects-unused-vendor-supplies-from-the-iowa-state-fair/Winterset Home Cook Wins Food Bank of Iowa Chopped at the Iowa State Fair
Iowa resident awarded $1,000 — this year’s largest cooking contest prize The debut of a new food contest at the Iowa State Fair on August 22 drew attention to food insecurity, while being part of the solution. Sponsored by Nationwide,…
https://foodbankiowa.org.staging2.juiceboxint.com/news/winterset-home-cook-wins-food-bank-of-iowa-chopped-at-the-iowa-state-fair/ITC Provides Powerful Support for Food Bank of Iowa
Grant supports the creation of a generator lending bank for pantry partners when disasters strike The Derecho, which swept across the Midwest a year ago, hit Iowa the hardest, leaving behind utterly devastating damage and widespread power outage. Pantries stocked…
https://foodbankiowa.org.staging2.juiceboxint.com/organizations/itc-provides-powerful-support-for-food-bank-of-iowa/Food Bank of Iowa’s Smoke Out Hunger Event Provides 209,000 Meals to Iowans Experiencing Hunger
BBQ event raised awareness and funds for fighting hunger in Iowa. View photos from Smoke Out Hunger HERE. Food Bank of Iowa celebrated their sixth successful year of Smoke Out Hunger on Sunday, July 25.
https://foodbankiowa.org.staging2.juiceboxint.com/iowans-weve-helped/food-bank-of-iowas-smoke-out-hunger-event-provides-209000-meals-to-iowans-experiencing-hunger/COVID-Relief Partner Agency Grant Final Awards For Hunger-fighting Organizations
Public Private Collaboration Helps Strengthen Fight Against Food Insecurity in Iowa This week, 265 food pantries and feeding sites across Iowa received COVID Relief Partner Agency Grants totaling $1,980,631.87. Intended to mitigate additional costs related to COVID response, these grants…
https://foodbankiowa.org.staging2.juiceboxint.com/organizations/covid-relief-partner-agency-grant-final-awards-for-hunger-fighting-organizations/Iowa State Fair Presents Food Bank of Iowa Chopped
Food Bank of Iowa announces $1,000 food contest prize Nothing compares to the Iowa State Fair, especially when it comes to food. Food Bank of Iowa is proud to partner with the Iowa State Fair in presenting “Food Bank of…
https://foodbankiowa.org.staging2.juiceboxint.com/organizations/iowa-state-fair-presents-food-bank-of-iowa-chopped/