Virtual Food Drive

Organizations are “ditching the cans,” and hosting virtual food drives in lieu of traditional canned food donation events. Forget the heavy lifting. Food Bank of Iowa makes it easy and accessible for your organization to add to our food inventory without a trip…

https://foodbankiowa.org/news/virtual-food-drive/

A Note From Our CEO

Dear Friends, As I type this, I am also celebrating my birthday. I love birthdays. Every year of life is a gift and worthy of a slice of cake and a few candles. But cake and candles don’t come free of charge. At…

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Michelle Book’s Weekly COVID-19 Update: Week Three

If you’re like me, yesterday’s unemployment filings report added another lightning bolt of reality. We are facing a steep/uphill climb as our fight against COVID-19 continues, and our economy shrinks. Fear is all around us as more and more people…

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COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Advisory

See what individuals and groups are doing to support Food Bank of Iowa’s COVID-19 relief efforts. Food Bank of Iowa operations are continuing uninterrupted as the need grows. Our top priority remains to ensure that our most vulnerable neighbors…

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Food Bank of Iowa will continue normal operations ensuring safe access to nutrition and resources for Iowa’s most vulnerable

Food Bank of Iowa announced today that operations are continuing uninterrupted as need grows amid concerns surrounding COVID-19. In coordination with Feeding America, Food Bank of Iowa is actively monitoring developments related to COVID-19. The organization is taking proactive…

https://foodbankiowa.org/news/food-bank-iowa-covid-19/

A Note From Our CEO

Dear Friends, Coming just after January, February is the month of new beginnings. Meaning “to purify”, February was known as the “Month of Purification” during ancient Roman times. It is a transitional time, finding itself just after a month of…

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Planned Giving: Your Legacy — Your Way

Planned charitable giving is something we all can do … it’s not just for the wealthy. Like so many people, you’d like to know that the causes and organizations you care about today will continue to thrive in the…

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Virtual Food Drives

Forget the heavy lifting – donors ditch the cans for Virtual Food Drives. How do we acquire food at Food Bank of Iowa? Thirty-one percent of our food comes from the USDA’s The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), which is…

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