We need Volunteers!
The Idaho Foodbank has great community partners that donate fresh produce to us during the summer months, but we need your help packing and sorting food. More than 1 in…
Month: June 2017
Harvest Report: Cherries Begin To Arrive
Believe it or not, early harvest has begun, and we’re learning a lot very quickly. Summer harvest has some growers having to replant as much as 30 percent of their…
Harvest Report: New Partnerships Bring New Produce
Our partnership with the LDS Church orchard continues to bear fruit – and now potatoes. We got a great donation of fresh packed Russett Potatoes from the Taylorview facility in Idaho…
Idaho Letter Carriers Help Stamp Out Hunger
This is a news post from the 25th anniversary of Stamp Out Hunger in 2017. Read about this year’s event here. One of Idaho’s longest-running community events was back in…
Joe Hall Helps Provide Cereal To NC Idaho Kids
Joe Hall, owner of Joe Hall Ford Lincoln in Lewiston, continues to out-do himself each year with his Cereal and Peanut Butter Drive at Rosauer’s in Lewiston. The fifth edition…
Organizations Team Up For Picnic In The Park 2017
Empty school playgrounds, classrooms and hallways signal the official start of summer. Unfortunately for the 76,000 food-insecure kids in Idaho, this means the absence of free and reduced-price lunches as…
Tips From Our Dietitian: Hydrating In Summer
Getting enough water every day is important for your health! Water helps your body keep a normal internal temperature, lubricate and cushion your joints, and gets rid of waste! What…
CHS Primeland Helps Lead Effort To Solve Hunger
CHS Primeland and its partner growers are feeding north central Idahoans with their product and helping solve hunger with their generous donations. The organization has risen as one of the…
Milk And Cookies For All
Thanks to a tremendous partnership with Idaho Dairy Council, the Girl Scouts of the Silver Sage Council, and Albertsons, thousands will have access to milk! Idaho’s Albertsons stores collectively raised…
A Grand Celebration
The Grand Opening Celebration of the New North Central Branch Facility of The Idaho Foodbank was held on Thursday, May 4th in Lewiston. Over 100 community members attended, enjoyed light refreshments,…
Helping Out In The Kitchen
While other children seize dinnertime as an opportunity to watch TV and do homework, Cierah joins her mother in the kitchen. It’s an activity she plans to do even more this summer after graduating from her Cooking Matters Course.