Organizations That Help
Food Bank of Iowa receives $15,000 grant from Variety – the Children’s Charity
Des Moines, Iowa (Sept. 27, 2021) — Food Bank of Iowa has received a $15,000 grant from Variety – the Children’s Charity to help fight childhood hunger, which affects one in eight Iowa kids. The grant will go toward Food…
https://foodbankiowa.org/organizations/food-bank-of-iowa-receives-15000-grant-from-variety-the-childrens-charity/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/organizations/itc-provides-powerful-support-for-food-bank-of-iowa/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/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/organizations/iowa-state-fair-presents-food-bank-of-iowa-chopped/Land O’Lakes Donates 40,000 Pounds of Macaroni and Cheese to Food Bank of Iowa
Land O’Lakes, Inc. donated 40,000 pounds of LAND O LAKES® Reduced Fat Macaroni and Cheese to Food Bank of Iowa through the Land O’Lakes First Run Program. The First Run Program has donated more than 6 million pounds of dairy…
https://foodbankiowa.org/organizations/land-olakes-donates-40000-pounds-of-macaroni-and-cheese-to-food-bank-of-iowa/Food Bank of Iowa Received 50,000 Pounds of Venison through HUSH Program
The donated venison equates to 41,000 meals Food Bank of Iowa wants to thank deer hunters who donated carcasses from the 2020-21 season resulting in 50,000 pounds of much-needed protein for Iowans who are struggling to make…
https://foodbankiowa.org/organizations/food-bank-of-iowa-received-50000-pounds-of-venison-through-hush-program/Barilla Donates Eight Truckloads of Pasta to Food Bank of Iowa
Since 2004, Barilla has donated over 3.1 million pounds of pasta through food rescue program Barilla donated more than eight truckloads of nutritious pasta, the equivalent of 166,000 plates of pasta, to Food Bank of Iowa…
https://foodbankiowa.org/organizations/barilla-donates-eight-truckloads-of-pasta-to-food-bank-of-iowa/Iowa Food Bank Association COVID Relief Partner Agency Grant
Across Iowa’s 99 counties, 324 grants, totaling $3,452,729 were awarded to Feeding America partner pantries and feeding sites to mitigate additional costs incurred by front-line food assistance providers who stepped up to respond to unusually high demand during the COVID-19…
https://foodbankiowa.org/organizations/iowa-food-bank-association-covid-relief-partner-agency-grant/Food Bank of Iowa begins food rescue program with Amazon in Bondurant
On Friday, Feb. 26, Food Bank of Iowa received the first food rescue donation from Amazon’s fulfillment center in Bondurant. With this food rescue program, Amazon will donate food every two weeks which Food Bank of Iowa will distribute to…
https://foodbankiowa.org/organizations/food-bank-of-iowa-begins-food-rescue-program-with-amazon-in-bondurant/John & Mary Pappajohn Donate Holiday Turkey Dinners to Families in Need
Food Bank of Iowa sourced and distributed the food ahead of the holidays John and Mary Pappajohn made a generous donation to Food Bank of Iowa to provide special holiday turkey dinners to immigrant and low-income families in metro Des…
https://foodbankiowa.org/organizations/john-mary-pappajohn-donate-holiday-turkey-dinners-families-need/District 6000 Rotary Donates $110,000 to Feed Iowans
Donation will provide 440,000 meals to Iowans in need. During 2020, District 6000 Rotary donated $110,000 to help solve food insecurity in Central Iowa. Under the leadership of District 6000 Governor Erna Morain, Rotarian projects in 2020 focused…
https://foodbankiowa.org/organizations/district-6000-rotary-donates-110000-food-bank-iowa/Iowa Agriculture Helping Iowans
In a state known for agriculture, hunger seems impossible. Yet, hunger is real in Iowa and leads to serious long-lasting harm for many children, seniors, veterans, and hard-working Iowans. Iowa agriculture is stepping up to do something…
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