Become a Backpack Buddy - The Idaho Foodbank

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Your support will go toward reducing hunger and improving the lives of struggling working parents, children and seniors.

Learn more about how to Get Involved

Give Time Volunteer!

Thanks to the support of dedicated volunteers, we provide year-round access to nutritious food to Idahoans across the state.

Give Money Donate!

Every $1 given can provide the food for up to 4 meals to Idahoans experiencing hunger.

Support Food & Fund Drives

View listings of current food and fund drives or get information on how to start one.

Shop for a Cause

View businesses that have incorporated an effort to end hunger into the shopping experience.

Give Food & Resources

Help us distribute food from Meridian, Pocatello, and Lewiston to our 480+ community partners statewide.
Our Impact
BackOur Impact

In addition to distributing food through our community partner network, we support hunger-relief and educational programs that promote healthy families and communities.

Learn more about Our Impact

Children

Ensuring children have the nutritious food they need to thrive through accessible and comfortable settings.

Families and Individuals

Providing nutrition security for families and individuals through accessible and respectful assistance at no cost.

Seniors

Improving the health and well-being of seniors age 60+ through providing nutritious food and education.

Rural and Focus Communities

Bringing nutrition and resources to populations with limited or no access to the resources needed to build healthy and thriving individuals and communities.

Health and Nutrition

Making the nutritious choice the easy choice through education, classes, and connections to resources to build the health of individuals, families and communities.

Innovation and Sustainability

Collaborating with community leaders and healthcare organizations to understand neighbor needs to ultimately end hunger.

Get Involved
BackGet Involved

Your support will go toward reducing hunger and improving the lives of struggling working parents, children and seniors.

Learn more about how to Get Involved

Give Time Volunteer!

Thanks to the support of dedicated volunteers, we provide year-round access to nutritious food to Idahoans across the state.

Give Money Donate!

Every $1 given can provide the food for up to 4 meals to Idahoans experiencing hunger.

Support Food & Fund Drives

View listings of current food and fund drives or get information on how to start one.

Shop for a Cause

View businesses that have incorporated an effort to end hunger into the shopping experience.

Give Food & Resources

Help us distribute food from Meridian, Pocatello, and Lewiston to our 480+ community partners statewide.
Our Impact
BackOur Impact

In addition to distributing food through our community partner network, we support hunger-relief and educational programs that promote healthy families and communities.

Learn more about Our Impact

Children

Ensuring children have the nutritious food they need to thrive through accessible and comfortable settings.

Families and Individuals

Providing nutrition security for families and individuals through accessible and respectful assistance at no cost.

Seniors

Improving the health and well-being of seniors age 60+ through providing nutritious food and education.

Rural and Focus Communities

Bringing nutrition and resources to populations with limited or no access to the resources needed to build healthy and thriving individuals and communities.

Health and Nutrition

Making the nutritious choice the easy choice through education, classes, and connections to resources to build the health of individuals, families and communities.

Innovation and Sustainability

Collaborating with community leaders and healthcare organizations to understand neighbor needs to ultimately end hunger.

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Provide Nourishing Food to School Children through Backpack Buddy

Join Us for our 2nd Annual Virtual Back to School Telethon on September 28. The Idaho Foodbank’s “Back to School Virtual Telethon” is eight hours of entertainment, provided by people appearing virtually, from wherever they happen to be (home, office, etc.). In between entertainers of all kinds, we will provide information about our programs and why people should contribute to what we are doing. The entire day will be streamed to Facebook, YouTube, and on our website.

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