Innovation To The Rescue
Don Brown, our Food Sourcing field representative, learned that global seed company Seminis was growing onions as part of their seed development process. The resulting crop of top quality onions…
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Avoiding The Impossible Decision
Many hungry seniors in Idaho are left with an impossible choice: purchase the healthy food they need to stay healthy or use that money to buy medicine. It’s a situation Millie G., a recipient of The Idaho Foodbank, has experienced.
WinCo, Bank of America Help Launch Million Meals Month
The Idaho Foodbank is utilizing National Nutrition Month to launch “Million Meals in March”, a statewide campaign with a goal of collecting the food and funds for 1,000,000 meals in…
Finding Healthy And Affordable Produce
The Idaho Foodbank’s registered dietitian Alexa has some tips about how to make sure you’re getting healthy produce in an affordable way. It all starts with knowing what’s in season….
Boise State Football Player Raises Hunger Awareness
It was a late night in his native San Bernadino when Alexander Mattison, now a Boise State football player, came to learn how important his parents were in keeping his life together.
Giving Back Through Basketball
Boise State basketball player David Wacker is no stranger to hunger. “I went to a public high school right in the north east side of San Antonio and we had people…
Not Ashamed To Ask For Help
When Casey, his wife and son showed up to a recent Foodbank mobile pantry in Boise, he wasn’t shy about sharing his story. For him, there was no shame to being…
The Idaho Foodbank Celebrates Its AmeriCorps VISTAs
The Idaho Foodbank couldn’t do the work it does without the dedicated help of AmeriCorps VISTAs. Each year, these amazing and driven individuals willingly give of their time and effort…
Delta Dental Helps Idahoans During Dental Health Month
February is designated “National Children’s Dental Health Month” by the American Dental Association, and Delta Dental is helping The Idaho Foodbank celebrate. Twice each year, Delta Dental helps encourage dental…
North Central Idaho Ag Leaders Welcome Foodbank
Agriculture leaders from all over north central and north Idaho welcomed The Idaho Foodbank to a special event in January. CHS Primeland Cooperative invited the Foodbank to give a presentation…
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…
Working To Keep Communities Healthy
At The Idaho Foodbank, we’re not just focused on filling plates; we want to make sure people who are in need are able to end their time of hunger with…