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April 1, 2021

Local collaboration provides cause for spring celebration. With support from Fareway and Murphy Family Foundation, meal boxes, which included…

February 15, 2021

As the pandemic continues to disrupt lives and livelihoods, people across Iowa are facing huge challenges. Among them is…

February 15, 2021

After 23 years in law enforcement, Jack had looked forward to retirement. With two children, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren,…

February 15, 2021

To Charles, your kind support places you up there with all the other heroes who are at work on the…

July 9, 2020

Overnight, COVID-19 uprooted the fabric of our economy and altered many aspects of how we go about our daily life.

July 9, 2020

To minimize contact and promote social distancing, in-person pantry shopping experiences have migrated to grab & go prepacked food package…

March 10, 2020

Raising awareness about food insecurity can help our communities tremendously. The video above explains what food insecurity is and why…

February 13, 2020

The poverty rate in Iowa is 11 percent. Iowans struggling to make ends meet are having difficulty putting nutritious food…

February 4, 2020

Pat was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor five years ago; the brain tumor causes him to have seizures which…

July 15, 2019

Judy calls herself a “Boone Transplant.” She lives there now, but called Eastern Iowa her home until 1988. She visits…

May 10, 2019

Theresa has been coming to the food pantry at IMPACT Community Action Association in Boone for almost two years.

April 26, 2019

“It’s scary to not have food at home, or not to not have enough, or to not have what you…