Idaho Foodbank Ground Breaking Event
It’s the virtual groundbreaking of The Idaho Foodbank’s new hunger relief facility in Meridian! If you missed our live event, you can still watch it on our website, or on…
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2020 Nonprofit Grants Application Period Starts July 1
Starting on July 1, 2020, through July 31, 2020, any 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization located in Idaho with services aimed at hunger relief can apply for a grant to help support programs and services, food purchase, equipment, or capital purchases that are intended to reduce hunger.
Free Food Box Distribution at Idaho Expo Thursday 6-25
St. Vincent de Paul of Southwest Idaho has partnered with The Idaho Foodbank and other local entities for a drive-thru food distribution event on Thursday in Boise. The event, dubbed the Great Idaho Food Drive, will take place from 3-8 p.m.
Want To Donate Produce From Your Garden?
We accept fresh produce at our branches but here are some solutions to help you get your donation to a food pantry near you. A great solution for donating fresh produce from your garden or a community garden is to check with Ample Harvest.
Farmers to Families Food Box Program helps Feed the Hungry
Hundreds of Idahoans lined up in their cars Thursday afternoon at Nampa’s Ford Idaho Center for free boxes of farm-fresh food courtesy of the USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program. A total of 3,000 boxes (1500 Produce + 1500 Combo of Produce, Dairy & Protein) were distributed.
A Message to our Foodbank Friends
The Idaho Foodbank stands steadfast in our values of dignity, integrity and equity for all communities and people.
Record Idaho Unemployment Increases Need for Food
Across Idaho, the amount of food distributed by The Idaho Foodbank has increased 30% during the pandemic.
Food Pantries in Blaine County are Responding to the Increase in Need
The Idaho Foodbank supports every county in Idaho and during these unchartered times its paying extra attention to severely hit areas, like Blaine County. Operating in this area is Idaho…
COVID-19 Impact Continues to Hit Hard in Blaine County
Since the COVID-19 impact arrived, The Hunger Coalition has reported serving more families through its food pantry in one month than the organization did in all of 2019. They are operating at over three times the level they did prior to the outbreak. That’s three times as many families and three times as much food. The numbers are unprecedented.
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HEROES Act
HEROES Act – SNAP & TEFAP Priorities Please join us in reaching out to Idaho’s House and Senate representatives to support the passage of the HEROES Act along with the…
Double Delivery Gives Seniors Relief
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit our elderly population hard. Early in the crisis the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that adults 65 years and older along with people living in nursing home or long-term care facilities were at higher risk to contract severe illness from COVID-19. Many national and local organizations stepped up immediately to support this vulnerable population in response to this prediction.