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Dream Center Food Pantry — A caring community
For 26 years, Food Bank of Iowa and the Dream Center Des Moines Food Pantry have partnered to ensure community members have access to nutritious food.
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Craig finds stability during uncertainty
After being hospitalized last summer, Craig recovered and returned to his job as a paraeducator. But he also had to find a way to stretch his limited income enough to afford groceries and pay his medical bills.
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Healthy food for a healthy life
Since she was young, Pearle's been devoted to caring for her family. But a recent stroke left her unable to work for at least six months. Friends like you ensure she can visit a Food Bank of Iowa partner pantry for nutritious food that helps stretch her Social Security income.
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Five-year commitment from Ottumwa Legacy Foundation supports monthly veteran food distribution
A $75,000 grant from the Ottumwa Legacy Foundation will help sustain Food Bank of Iowa's veterans' mobile food distribution in Wapello County for the next five years.
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Fareway donates nearly $300,000 worth of hams to fight hunger across Iowa
Fareway Stores Inc. has donated 69,000 pounds of ham to fight hunger across Iowa. This delicious, high-quality protein will help nourish families for weeks during the winter season.
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Food Bank of Iowa voted most influential nonprofit
Our team is honored and humbled to be recognized as the metro’s most influential nonprofit organization by Des Moines Business Record readers. Thanks to all who support our mission to provide food and hope for our neighbors facing hunger.
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KCCI Giving Tuesday telethon raises nearly $533,000
KCCI-TV’s sixth annual Food Bank of Iowa Hunger-Free Holidays telethon on Giving Tuesday raised a record $532,937.73 to help Iowans facing food insecurity. That translates to 888,230 meals.
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Kathy says volunteering ‘is what I love’
Since she started volunteering at The Helping Hand of Warren County, a Food Bank of Iowa partner, Kathy has donated 78 Tuesdays and counting to hunger relief.
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One-Dish Wonders cookbook free to download
Just in time for comfort food season, download our updated cookbook with the winning recipes from our state fair competition, sponsored by Nationwide.
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Perkins turns punts into powerful change
Senior Cyclone punter Tyler Perkins is donating $2 for every yard he averages in a game this season to Food Bank of Iowa. Story Construction and First National Bank in Ames are matching those donations.
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Meet our summer match sponsor
Farmers Mutual Hail has generously sponsored our summer match for five years running -- donating more than $300,000 since 2020.
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Spotlight on Summit/BEYOND food pantry
Associate Principal Erin Van Dorin's hospitality background led her to a new calling -- special education. She coordinates a Food Bank of Iowa school pantry at Summit and BEYOND in Ankeny.
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