The Idaho Foodbank is hosting a Community Food Distribution Thursday, Feb 25, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM. Location: Mountain Home at the Optimist Park, Elmcrest St & NW Marathon Way. 208-577-2699. Visit our website for more information: 5 February 24, 2021 SHOW IMAGE P1FCU understands the commitment to service for its employees. Each new hire volunteers at the Idaho Foodbank during their on-boarding process. We are thankful for the community connection and assistance. We appreciate you P1FCU!!! #IdahoKind 11 February 24, 2021 SHOW IMAGE Southwestern Idaho - The Idaho Foodbank is hosting a Community Food Distribution Wednesday, Feb 24, 11 AM - 4 PM. Location: Nampa at the Idaho Ford Center Parking Lot, 16114 N Idaho Center Blvd. Visit our website for updates and additional information: https://idahofoodbank.org/getfood/ 11 February 24, 2021 SHOW IMAGE Eastern Idaho - Due to road closures, the Driggs and Victor Mobile Pantry distributions scheduled for Tuesday, Feb 23 have been moved (weather permitting) up to Wednesday. The Victor distribution is at 12:15 PM and Driggs at 1:30 PM. 0 February 24, 2021 SHOW IMAGE As part of the Feeding America network of Food Banks, we encourage everyone to help out where help is needed the most. The freezing weather in Texas has been in the news the past week - please consider making a donation to one of our sister food banks in that area. 12 February 24, 2021 SHOW IMAGE Tomorrow February 23, our CEO and President Karen Vauk will be speaking on a panel for the first-ever Chobani Child Hunger Summit. We are proud to have Karen join experts and leaders across non-profit, public, and private sectors who are fighting for a solution to this massive crisis - a crisis that has only worsened since the pandemic began. We believe ending child hunger isn't a choice, it's a responsibility. Register Now, for free, to join Karen in the fight: #endchildhunger 7 February 24, 2021 SHOW IMAGE Your Health Idaho Idaho’s health insurance marketplace will offer a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) from March 1 through March 31, 2021. During this time, any uninsured Idahoan who meets exchange eligibility will be able to sign up for 2021 health insurance coverage. Individuals who enroll by the March 31 deadline will have insurance coverage beginning April 1. Prior to the March 1 start date, Your Health Idaho encourages any interested Idahoan to use the Tax Credit Estimator to determine if they could be eligible for lower-cost health insurance coverage. You can shop for plans, find free enrollment help, and learn more at https://bit.ly/3jYX5WP. 3 February 24, 2021 SHOW IMAGE Southeastern Idaho - The Pocatello Branch of The Idaho Foodbank is hosting a Community Food Distribution Saturday, Feb 20, 10:00 AM-Noon or until the food is gone. Location: Pocatello at the Holt Arena North Parking Lot at Idaho State University, 533 S 19th Ave. 208-233-8811 Visit our website for updates and additional locations: https://idahofoodbank.org/getfood/ 12 February 24, 2021 SHOW IMAGE On Tuesday February 23rd, our CEO and President Karen Vauk will be speaking on a panel for the first-ever Chobani Child Hunger Summit. We are proud to have Karen join experts and leaders across the nonprofit, public, and private sectors who are fighting for a solution to this massive crisis - a crisis that has only worsened since the pandemic began. We believe ending child hunger isn't a choice, it's a responsibility. Register now, for free, to join Karen in the fight: #endchildhunger 15 February 24, 2021 SHOW IMAGE North Central Idaho - on Friday, The Idaho Foodbank, and volunteers from the Moscow/Latah County United Way will be distributing nutritious food courtesy of the USDA’s “Farmers To Families Food Box” program. 208-746-2288. No documentation or eligibility required. Location: Moscow - Joseph Street Playfields, Friday, Feb 19, 10:00 AM - until the last box is handed out. More information: https://idahofoodbank.org/northcentral/ 13 February 24, 2021 SHOW IMAGE The official numbers have been tallied and we are ecstatic to announce that we met the $100,000 IdahoKind challenge match inspired by Duane and Lori Stueckle! Because of your help and generosity, we will be able to provide food for up to 1 million meals to Idaho families. #IdahoKind has warmed our hearts and we hope to see you continue sharing your kindness stories. Check out a sampling of the beautiful stories you shared with us on our Kudoboard. #IdahoKind https://bit.ly/2LZq3tc 27 February 24, 2021 SHOW IMAGE Sending out a huge THANK YOU to everyone who supported and participated in the IdahoKind Campaign. We have been delighted to see the outpouring of heartfelt stories capturing the essence of what makes us Idahoans. Volunteers throughout the state have stepped up and given their time, folks from all corners have made donations to the campaign, and inspiration and positivity have united us. We hope to see #IdahoKind story sharing continue of social media. We have already seen over 1,000 acts of kindness shared and our last goal is to provide food for up to one million meals to Idahoans. If you give, know that your donation will be matched dollar for dollar, doubling your generosity and going directly to helping your neighbors. Thank you for your consideration and ongoing kindness! #IdahoKind 11 February 24, 2021 SHOW IMAGE Shout out to Ceramica for showing continuous support to The Idaho Foodbank. With their Empty Bowls fundraiser, they've helped us fight food insecurity and uplift Idaho's communities throughout the year. Thank you for showing constant support and spreading kindness. Visit their website and plan a fun day with Ceramica. #IdahoKind http://www.ceramicaboise.com/how-it-works.html 22 February 24, 2021 SHOW IMAGE The Idaho Foodbank will be closed Monday, Feb 15 for the Presidents Day Holiday. 6 February 24, 2021 SHOW IMAGE P1FCU understands the commitment to service for its employees. Each new hire volunteers at the Idaho Foodbank during their on-boarding process. We are thankful for the community connection and assistance. We appreciate you P1FCU!!! #IdahoKind 16 February 24, 2021 SHOW IMAGE For those in need, The Idaho Foodbank will be hosting a Community Food Distribution Saturday, Feb 13, 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Location: Caldwell at the O'Connor Field House Grounds, S 22nd Ave. Visit our website for updates and additional locations: https://idahofoodbank.org/getfood/ 18 February 24, 2021 SHOW IMAGE Fingerling Potato-FEST! Dedicated Lewis-Clark State College nursing students help weigh and repack the huge pile of Taters! Continually this organization provides volunteers to our weekly repack days. #IdahoKind 36 February 24, 2021 SHOW IMAGE "PACK LIKE THE PROS"-A Big Thank You to the Lewiston Home Depot! They donated boxes so we could pack Senior Boxes for our neighbors in need! We appreciate the hard work of the Service Desk, Receiving department, Store and Assistant Manger! Thank you for keeping us in the boxes!!! #IdahoKind 17 February 24, 2021 SHOW IMAGE Tomorrow in Southwest Idaho - The Idaho Foodbank is hosting a Community Food Distribution in Nampa Wednesday, Feb 10, 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM at the Idaho Center Parking Lot, 16114 N Idaho Center Blvd, Nampa, 83687. All food will be distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis. Visit our website for updates and additional locations: https://idahofoodbank.org/getfood/ 14 February 24, 2021 SHOW IMAGE PromoShop Boise dropped off a check last week as part of a campaign they had to collect money for foodbanks. They have other offices and Idaho came in second. Woot! #IdahoKind Here's the link to the article: https://www.asicentral.com/news/newsletters/promogram/january-2021/promoshop-s-food-bank-initiative-feeds-over-20-000-people/ 16 February 24, 2021 SHOW IMAGE The North Central Brand of the Idaho Foodbank is hosting a Community Food Distribution in Lewiston at the Nez Perce County Fairgrounds Wednesday, Feb 10, from 10 AM until food boxes run out. (208) 746-2288 All food will be distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis. Visit our website for updates and additional locations: https://idahofoodbank.org/getfood/ 11 February 24, 2021 SHOW IMAGE Ryan Hill, a student at the University of Idaho and a reporter at the Argonaut (the school paper) has published an IdahoKind story spotlighting The Idaho Foodbank. Read Ryan's article with the link below! #IdahoKind 7 February 24, 2021 SHOW IMAGE Laura and Kira Hale are a couple of rock star regulars at our Eastern Branch! They come in weekly to help with anything we have going on and have introduced several people to the joy of volunteering at IFB. Last week, they donated plastic shelving to our Eastern team that will be used in the volunteer repack room to hold supplies. Thank you Laura and Kira! #IdahoKind. 19 February 24, 2021 SHOW IMAGE Michael is one of our newest volunteers. He has quickly become a regular, spending a few days a week volunteering his time at our Eastern Branch in Pocatello - until he heads off to law school. We will miss him! #IdahoKind 45 February 24, 2021 SHOW IMAGE
