Boise Co-op Helps Kick off Hunger Action Month
The Boise Co-op is partnering with The Idaho Foodbank and our Co-Owners to sponsor this year’s National Hunger Action Month. For the month of September, the Boise Co-op will be…
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Thank You to our AmeriCorps VISTA Members!
The Idaho Foodbank would like to say thank you to our current group of AmeriCorps VISTA members. They have successfully completed a one year term of service here at The…
Harvest Report: Peaches Heading to Tables
The peaches at the LDS Orchard are ripe and ready to head to the tables of Idahoans in need. We are receiving 26 bins filled with these delicious fruit and they’ll…
A Unique Way to Help Solve Hunger
Dawn and her son Owen found a new and unique way to help solve hunger, by providing food and a whole lot more.
Harvest Report: Potatoes and Squash
As the weather consistently hits 100 degrees, the growth of some of the crops we rely upon are hitting their stride. Whether it be in the fields of the companies…
Centurylink and Customers Come Through With Donation
Great news, as the results from the 2016 Centurylink Backpack Buddies fund drive are coming in. The Idaho Foodbank has received more than $15k including a generous match from Centurylink!…
Music To Our Ears
It’s not uncommon for a child to receive an allowance for doing his or her chores. Maybe it’s a dollar for cleaning their room or 50 cents for helping load the dishwasher; for five-year-old Everett, it was practicing on his family’s piano.
Harvest Report: Apricots and Cherries On The Way
Soon, we’ll be getting loads of apricots and cherries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints orchard. This will be a perfect time to distribute these fresh fruits,…
Regence BlueShield of Idaho Event Shows New Facility Progress
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Harvest Report: More Partners Step Up to Help
We received news this month that Peaceful Belly Farms will be helping us provide produce to partners near them. They’ve committed to donating their excess produce to pantries and partners….
Harvest Report: Summer Crops Growing Strong
The picture above is produce from Blue Barn Produce in Notus. They’ve donated portions of their yield to help solve hunger over the years. You can see it’s growing strong…
When Life Gives You Lemons
Sometimes solving hunger can seem like an insurmountable problem. What can one person really do? Callia, a Boise eight-year-old, shows that one person, even a child, can make a huge difference.