[image credit: wnep.com] Low-income families have limited funds for Christmas It's a well-publicized problem: Many poor children are doing well to have a good meal […]
Tag: food bank
Grocery store offers prize drawing for donors to food drive
[image credit: The Post Star] Need more support for food drive The Glenn Falls Farmers Market runs an annual food drive for the local food […]
Try locating your food bank close to other social services
[image credit: Missoulian.com] Local poor have a harder time reaching some social services When the Missoula Food Bank decided it had outgrown its current facility, […]
Nonprofit forms community outreach group for young professionals
[image credit: Houston Food Bank] Food bank experiences a disconnect with Millennials Some nonprofits are more glamorous than others. Often, the large foundations have budgets […]
Food Pantry opens attached thrift store to fund operations
[image credit: The Daily News] Food banks need cash to buy fresh food While canned goods often make up the bulk of the donations given […]
Food bank creates live “demonstration garden” to educate patrons
[image credit: Sacramento Food Bank] People are less likely to go out of their way to a gardening workshop Tens of thousand of people pass […]
University teaches free gardening course for food bank patrons
[image credit: Oregon Live] Fresh produce is expensive when you’re on a budget For many people on a budget, or for those who live in […]
Food banks turn to local farmers for healthier fare
[image credit: Spokesman Review] Much of the food donated to food banks is unhealthy Historically, according to the California-based SuperFood Drive, food pantries focused on […]
Food bank brings mobile pantry right to the school
[image credit: NBC] Hungry children are less likely to seek out the food bank At Amistad Elementary in Kennewick, Washington, many of the children receive […]
Food bank holds Black Friday event for people tired of shopping
[image credit: Indy Star] Black Friday has become a parody of consumer culture Black Friday is an interesting phenomenon in U.S. culture, when people forego […]