Sportsmen Against Hunger event set for Jan. 26 | Xtreme Idaho | idahostatejournal.com
The 12th annual Sportsmen Against Hunger event will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 26 at C-A-L Ranch in the Pine Ridge Mall in Chubbuck.
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Treasure Valley charities provide help to federal workers affected by the government shutdown | ktvb.com
The Idaho Food Bank and St. Vincent de Paul of Southwest Idaho have both stated that they’ve seen an increase in requests for help after three weeks into the partial government shutdown.
Partial government shutdown to affect SNAP benefits, local food banks step in | KBOI
January 11 marks day 20 of the partial government shutdown and tonight we’re learning more about its potential impacts to the Treasure Valley. One aspect, is receiving benefits from the supplemental nutrition assistance program or SNAP.
SNAP funding may lapse if government shutdown is not soon resolved
As a partial government shutdown enters its second week with no clear end in sight, tensions are high for many, including the nearly 150,000 Idahoans who depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program– which now faces the risk of an eventual lack in funding.
Lewis Clark Credit Union Delivers Hams to Local Food Pantries
Lewis Clark Credit Union (LCCU) delivered truckloads of hams to local food agencies Dec. 18 through Dec. 20. The donations were divided between the Lifeline Food Pantry in Orofino, Idaho Food Bank in Lewiston, the Asotin County Food Bank in Clarkston and the Pomeroy Food Bank.
Shooting hoops to fight hunger | Local News | kpvi.com
The Idaho Foodbank needs a lot of help as the holidays come around and the Pocatello Parks and Recreation department made donating fun…
Holiday food box means the world to residents on social security | KLEW
The Idaho Food Bank served more than eleven-hundred people, on Monday during their mobile distribution. In just over two hours, in total, they served 324 households.
Boise debuts program to highlight kindness | Local News | idahopress.com
A few months after Mayor Dave Bieter highlighted Boise’s kindness in his State of the City address, the city has rolled out a new series of events on a core city value.
‘Boise Kind’ Aims To Define, Preserve And Foster Community’s Kind Nature
Mayor David Bieter announces a new community-wide initiative to highlight, protect and promote the Boise community’s core values and to help ensure it remains kind and welcoming.
Message from the Mayor: ‘Boise Kind’ Initiative Builds on Boise’s Core Values – LIV Boise
Kindness is defined as any action in which one person puts the needs of another ahead of their own. You may have heard me talk about it in terms of that little wave you get from Boiseans when you let them into traffic – it’s so nice that such small gesture of courtesy and gratitude can have such a positive impact on someone’s day.
Mayor Bieter unveils ‘Boise Kind’ community initiative | ktvb.com
The program is meant to promote Boise’s key values of kindness, civility and being a welcoming place to live. Source: Mayor Bieter unveils ‘Boise Kind’ community initiative | ktvb.com
BYU working hard, playing hard in Boise; Sawyer Powell granted another year of eligibility | Deseret News
Players from BYU and Western Michigan worked together with Feeding Children Everywhere to put together packaged meals that will be distributed to the needy throughout Idaho during the holidays. The inaugural event provided more than 40,000 meals for the Idaho Food Bank.