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The Mobile Pantry Program distributes dry and frozen food to underserved, usually, rural, communities. This program helps populations that do not have access to or have difficulty accessing food assistance.

The Idaho Foodbank’s Backpack Program ensures that students who are chronically hungry have access to adequate food over the weekend by providing them with a backpack full of nutritious, kid-friendly food every Friday during the school year.

The School Pantry Programs provides families with food through a pantry set up inside the schools where access would be convenient for students and families alike.

The Idaho Foodbank utilizes the Cooking Matters program which teaches a variety of skills ranging from working with low-income neighbors on how to budget at the grocery store to learning how to cook nutritious meals. The Nutrition Education program also utilizes tools such as The NEFPAT (Nutrition

Environment Food Pantry Assessment Tool) which assesses the nutritional value of food pantries to ensure neighbors are receiving a well-balanced diet.

To ensure older adults do not have to choose between paying for health and groceries, The Idaho Foodbank provides food boxes that require minimal preparation to older adults. Developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) improves the health of low-income seniors at least 60 years of age, by adding nutritious food to their diets. Eligible Idaho seniors receive a free monthly food box that includes nutrition information and helpful recipes.

Eligible Idaho seniors receive a free monthly food box that includes nutrition information and helpful recipes.