Iowans We’ve Helped
Thank You from DeAnna
As the pandemic continues to disrupt lives and livelihoods, people across Iowa are facing huge challenges. Among them is DeAnna’s family, who encountered deepening hardship after a divorce made hers a single-income family. “Rent was 50 percent of my…
https://foodbankiowa.org/iowans-weve-helped/thank-you-from-deanna/Heartfelt Thanks from a Grateful Grandfather
After 23 years in law enforcement, Jack had looked forward to retirement. With two children, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, he was sure his golden years would be filled with family and fun. Then COVID-19 stormed into our world, closing…
https://foodbankiowa.org/iowans-weve-helped/heartfelt-thanks-from-a-grateful-grandfather/Bringing Hope to Iowa’s Veterans
To Charles, your kind support places you up there with all the other heroes who are at work on the front lines of the pandemic. That’s because you’re “helping families and people who don’t have a job and can’t afford…
https://foodbankiowa.org/iowans-weve-helped/bringing-hope-to-iowas-veterans/Food Distribution Feeds Thousands
Overnight, COVID-19 uprooted the fabric of our economy and altered many aspects of how we go about our daily life. We have been forced to change the way we shop, greet friends, and work. Iowans have lost jobs, students are…
https://foodbankiowa.org/iowans-weve-helped/food-distribution-feeds-thousands/T-Shirts For Totes
To minimize contact and promote social distancing, in-person pantry shopping experiences have migrated to grab & go prepacked food package distributions. As we mobilize to meet the increased need for food, we need bags to support this new, safe way…
https://foodbankiowa.org/iowans-weve-helped/t-shirts-totes/Learn More About Food Insecurity
Raising awareness about food insecurity can help our communities tremendously. The video above explains what food insecurity is and why it is so important to spread the word. Follow along with President & CEO Michelle Book as she talks us…
https://foodbankiowa.org/iowans-weve-helped/learn-food-insecurity/BackPack/Pantry Sponsorship at Perry Elementary
The poverty rate in Iowa is 11 percent. Iowans struggling to make ends meet are having difficulty putting nutritious food on the table. In your community, there are hungry children. Food Bank of Iowa provides weekend food which goes into…
https://foodbankiowa.org/iowans-weve-helped/backpack-pantry-sponsorship-perry-elementary/Stories of Hunger – Pat
Pat was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor five years ago; the brain tumor causes him to have seizures which leaves him jobless. Everly Ball Community Mental Health Services has helped Pat tremendously over the years. They provide outpatient…
https://foodbankiowa.org/iowans-weve-helped/stories-hunger-pat/Stories of Hunger – Judy
Judy calls herself a “Boone Transplant.” She lives there now, but called Eastern Iowa her home until 1988. She visits the food pantry at IMPACT Community Action Partnership in Boone to make ends meet on her fixed income. “I’m…
https://foodbankiowa.org/iowans-weve-helped/stories-hunger-judy/Stories of Hunger: Theresa
Theresa has been coming to the food pantry at IMPACT Community Action Association in Boone for almost two years. Her cancer diagnosis brought her to the pantry, but having a resource like IMPACT is what Theresa says gives her…
https://foodbankiowa.org/iowans-weve-helped/stories-hunger-theresa/Stories of Hunger – Brianna
“It’s scary to not have food at home, or not to not have enough, or to not have what you need,” said Brianna. “We use the school pantry. I can go in and tell my counselor that we are having…
https://foodbankiowa.org/iowans-weve-helped/stories-hunger-brianna/Faces of Hunger: Shawn, YMCA Supportive Housing Campus
A few years ago, Shawn hit a rough patch. He lost his job. His hearing aid blew out. A new job didn’t pan out. The young girl he was helping to raise passed away. Challenge piled onto challenge, until it…
https://foodbankiowa.org/iowans-weve-helped/faces-hunger-shawn-ymca-supportive-housing-campus/