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The Idaho Foodbank Begins its Million Meals in March Campaign | Local News | kpvi.com
In light of National Nutrition Month, The Idaho Foodbank is beginning its One Million Meals in March Campaign.
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The Idaho Foodbank recognizes over 7 years of service by Wednesday Wonders
Volunteers filling backpacks with food to help get children in need through the weekend to senior boxes to supplement needs for additional nutrition, and everything in between, no good deed goes unnoticed at The Idaho Foodbank. Click to watch the video and read the story our The Wednesday Wonders volunteer group.
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The Idaho Foodbank Celebrates National Nutrition Month and kicks off its One Million Meals in March Campaign
In celebration of National Nutrition Month, The Idaho Foodbank has launched a statewide effort to increase the food and funds collected in March and provide hungry Idahoans with food for more than 1,000,000 healthy and nutritious meals.
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SNAP Benefits Will Resume Regular Issuance for March
With the passage of the Congressional Appropriations Budget last week, SNAP is fully funded for the current federal fiscal year. Beginning in March, customers can expect to receive their SNAP benefits on their regular issuance date.
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Government shutdown prompts Idaho Foodbank to increase food distribution by 20%
The Idaho Foodbank is increasing its food distribution by 20% to combat the residual effects of the government shutdown. Source: KIVI Nampa
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The Idaho Foodbank Increases Food Distribution 20 Percent Across The State
The government has reopened until at least February 15, 2019, but there are still significant concerns about the shutdown’s lingering effects. Federal workers are waiting for backpay, federal contract employees have lost income, and food stamp (SNAP) recipients are worried. As the state’s largest hunger relief organization and largest distributor of free food assistance, The Idaho Foodbank’s increase in food distribution will provide for an additional 266,000 meals starting this week and extending into early March.
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The Idaho Foodbank still expects to help federal workers despite break in Government Shutdown
Even though the government shutdown has ended, The Idaho Foodbank still anticipates a need during the next few weeks from federal employees affected by the shutdown. Source: KIVI Pocatello
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Get Help, Give Help – A Food Assistance Guide
Even though the government is opened temporarily, the shutdown will have lasting effects and uncertainty continues. While the government works towards a solution, many hard-working Idahoans are facing situations they never imagined.
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Government Shutdown Could Impact The Idaho Foodbank | Local News | kpvi.com
While The Idaho Foodbank has not yet directly been impacted by the government shutdown, this could change in the coming weeks when SNAP benefits run out.
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Lewis-Clark Valley food banks stepping up to feed more people amid government shutdown | KLEW
LEWISTON, ID (KLEW) — The longer the government shutdown goes on, the more people could be left wondering about where their next meal is coming from.
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ISU Volunteers at The Idaho Foodbank for Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service | kpvi.com
It was a day of service at The Idaho Foodbank in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. In Pocatello, students from Idaho State University volunteered in the warehouse packing bags of food in assembly lines for those in need.