The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, in May. This Budget Reconciliation bill makes significant changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)….
For the past 10 years, the fourth graders from Mrs. Downs’ class at Cornerstone Christian School have been doing something pretty amazing—they’ve been rolling up their sleeves and volunteering every…
June is National Dairy Month. Did you know that Idaho is one of the top five highest dairy-producing states in the nation? Sourcing quality dairy products is important to the…
Summer is here! School is out and the weather is warming up. While many people are looking forward to fun vacations, there are many who will struggle to find food…
Rural Areas Continue to Have Higher Rates of Food Insecurity Meridian, ID – Feeding America, the nation’s largest hunger-relief organization, has released its annual Map the Meal Gap report. In Idaho,…
Cantastic Creations is The Idaho Foodbank’s first can sculpture event. Various architectural, design, engineering, construction firms, and other businesses have created teams that will design and build sculptures made of…
The Idaho Food Bank Fund is accepting grant applications during the month of July from Idaho nonprofits that provide hunger relief and/or promote healthy eating. Grant funding is available to…
Last month, The Idaho Foodbank hosted a Partner Conference in Pocatello for our food distribution partners in Eastern Idaho, centered around the theme “Building Healthy Communities Together.” More than 40…
Many people fondly remember the iconic phrase “Got Milk?” This slogan was part of an ad campaign that promoted milk consumption across the United States. The dairy food group has…
Before working at The Idaho Foodbank, what was the most unusual or interesting job you’ve ever had? I worked with my brother as a Deconstruction Contractor. These are the people…
Before working at The Idaho Foodbank, what was the most unusual or interesting job you’ve ever had? “knot bumping” This was one of the jobs on a logging crew and…
SNAP is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. This used to be known as Food Stamps. SNAP helps alleviate hunger by providing funds to purchase food for households with incomes at…
