Volunteer Spotlight: Mike
When Mike first walked into The Idaho Foodbank to volunteer, he walked through the wrong doors. “I laughed it off and went around the building into volunteer services,” he recounts….
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Thank You to Agri Beef Volunteers!
We wish to thank Agri Beef and the volunteers who helped label and box beef roasts that are going out to a mobile pantry in December. AgriBeef volunteers help throughout…
Volunteer Spotlight: Idaho Central Credit Union
Volunteer groups and the people who spend hours in our warehouses sorting, bagging and preparing food for the individuals in need are some of the most important people in the…
Foodbank Board Honors Volunteers
All of our volunteers are pretty remarkable! We have volunteers that come in one time for a class project, to volunteers who donate over 600 hours a year! These volunteers…
We need Volunteers!
The Idaho Foodbank has great community partners that donate fresh produce to us during the summer months, but we need your help packing and sorting food. More than 1 in…
Thank You to our Volunteers
In the last year, we’ve had more than 24,000 volunteers help solve hunger in Idaho. Our volunteers gave more than 58,000 hours to the effort. That’s the equivalent of 28 full-time employees. We’d never be able to do this important work without all of you.
HP Volunteers Win Serve Idaho Award
One of our brightest stars is also being recognized as one of Idaho’s brightest stars. HP was given the 2017 Idaho’s Brightest Star Business Award by Lt. Governor Brad Little…
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Day of Service
In January, thousands of people across the United States and Idaho celebrate the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. with a national day of service, setting up service projects and volunteering at local non-profits.
Three Generations Volunteer At Foodbank
This is a letter from Brook Richter, who was one of a family of three generations which came to volunteer at The Idaho Foodbank on the day before Thanksgiving. She comes from a family of caring people with hearts for the mission to solve hunger. We’ll let her tell you about her experiences in her own words.
Volunteer Lead Janelle Haag Nominated for Idaho Community Champion Award
Volunteer lead Janelle Haag is great supporter of The Idaho Foodbank and fighting hunger in Idaho! She has been nominated for Molina Medicaid Solutions of Idaho Community Champion Award and…
Become a Harvest Helper
Harvest season means millions of pounds of fresh produce coming through our warehouses. These incredibly generous donations from agriculture leaders all over our state make for nutritious gifts for the Idahoans in need. But it also puts a strain on operations in our warehouses as the effort is to move this food as quickly and safely as possible.
Giving Back: Lucas Finds an Impact
Lucas McDermott is a fellow with The Mission Continues, an organization that empowers veterans to find new purpose through community impact, redeploying them on new missions in their communities so their actions will inspire future generations to serve.