Volunteer Spotlight: Betty
Betty has made volunteering an important part of her life. For her, volunteering is more than a hobby – it’s a lifelong commitment. Whenever Betty isn’t skydiving, she is an…
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Leading the Way: March is Nutrition Month
Each month, our talented dietitian Alexa helps us by sharing some tips and information about the great work our programs and services teams are doing. With March being National Nutrition…
Southern Idaho Honda Dealers, WinCo Foods, ICCU Help Launch Million Meals in March Campaign
The Idaho Foodbank is celebrating National Nutrition Month with a special campaign to raise the awareness and funds necessary to feed Idaho’s hungry during the lean spring months. The “Million…
KJ’s Super Stores Give $40,000 For Child Nutrition Programs
The Idaho Foodbank announced today that KJ’s Super Stores, a gas, car wash and convenience store chain with locations in Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, and Utah donated a check for $40,000….
Harvest Report: Onion Distribution
Inside these crates are onions…and lots of them! These are part of the 215,000 lbs. of onions that we are getting from our annual Seminis Project. These onions will be…
Harvest Report: Pre-season Prep
Winter has been very kind to the Treasure Valley this year and as a result, spring harvest preparation is already underway at the LDS Orchard in Caldwell. Large tree limbs…
Fresh Thinking From the Field
The Idaho Foodbank received more fresh produce in the month of January than in any of the previous 12 months. With snow in the mountains and morning temperatures still hovering…
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….
Cutting Corners To Get By
Of the 230,000 food-insecure Idahoans, many have to make difficult decisions regarding their health. Sometimes paying for food means skipping medication, and vice versa. These impossible choices are all too…
Papa Murphy’s HeartBaker Heart Shaped Pizza Promotion
This is Papa Murphy’s 3rd year featuring the HeartBaked Shaped Pizza campaign with a goal of 20,000 meals, or $4,000. The pizza promotion runs from Saturday, February 10 through Valentines Day on February 14 at all 19 Papa Murphy Treasure Valley Locations.
Sharing Cooking Matters
Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matter program is comprised of two separate educational experiences: a 6-week class that combines hands-on cooking and nutrition information and a one day in-store class that…
Stocking Up On Healthy Choices
The Idaho Foodbank is the state’s largest distributor of free food assistance and it’s currently working on increasing access to more nutritious food. In an effort to provide more fresh…