The Idaho Foodbank

Picnic in the Park Special Event

The Boise Rush Soccer Club will be teaching soccer skills for kids at Ann Morrison Park in Boise from Tuesday, June 25 through Friday, June 28. Lunchtimes are 11–11:45.

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Together We Can Solve Hunger

The Idaho Foodbank is an independent, donor-supported, nonprofit organization founded in 1984, and is the largest food bank and distributor of free food assistance in Idaho. From warehouses in Boise, Lewiston and Pocatello, the Foodbank distributes food for millions of meals each year through a network of over 400 community-based partners across the state.

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In need of food assistance? Use our statewide food assistance locator to get help nearest you!

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Every dollar you give to The Idaho Foodbank can provide food for 5 meals.

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Other Ways You Can Help

Donations of food, volunteering, and sponsorships are other ways you can give back.

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News

Harvest July 2019 News

The farmers we work with are a very generous group and when they have good years they are always there to share their bounty, and with that usually comes product that is not excess, but fresh product made up for us or right out of their inventory. The cherry harvest is underway at the LDS Orchard. apricots are coming soon, and the LDS Orchard has set aside an entire block of apricots for us.

Idaho Food Bank Fund Now Accepting Grant Applications

The Idaho Food Bank Fund has announced the opening of their 2019 grant application process to qualified Idaho 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations that provide nutrition awareness, promote healthy eating, or relieve hunger. The deadline to submit applications for grant consideration is midnight on July 31, 2019.

July is Beef Counts Month

July is Beef Month and Beef Counts! Join us in celebration of Idaho Beef Month and the multi-generational beef ranchers, caring for Idaho lands and producing a delicious, high-quality protein. Many of the events and activities this month will focus on our partnerships with the Idaho Beef Council, Agri Beef, and the Cattlemen and Cattlewomen Associations and their efforts to support hungry Idahoans.

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A Fresh Approach To Feeding Idaho Families

The Idaho Foodbank’s A Fresh Approach campaign purpose is to increase our storage and transportation capabilities, which will result in more food reaching more people in more communities statewide.

And not just any food, but more nutritious food that reflects the many fruitful partnerships the Foodbank enjoys with corporations, processors and growers here in Idaho, making the most of Idaho’s great abundance to achieve our vision of a hunger-free Idaho.

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