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Friday, January 8, 2021 3:25 PM
In 2020, the DMARC Food Pantry Network assisted more than 13,000 people who used a DMARC food pantry for the first time ever, nearly 1 in 4 of all unique individuals assisted by the DMARC Food Pantry Network last year.
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Wednesday, December 30, 2020 3:08 PM
More than 74,000 Iowans used the Double Up Food Bucks program in 2020, according to program administrators. Data collected from participating sites shows that as of Dec. 20, 74,217 people benefited from the healthy food incentive program, or about 25% of all SNAP program participants.
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Monday, December 28, 2020 3:05 PM
The Food Bank of Iowa and seven metro churches distributed 1,008 turkey holiday meals to low-income families in Des Moines with funding from John and Mary Pappajohn, the Food Bank of Iowa announced this week.
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Tuesday, December 22, 2020 11:24 AM
The Des Moines City Council created the Des Moines Food Security Task Force on Monday evening to address the needs of residents and encourage homegrown produce.
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Thursday, December 17, 2020 11:26 AM
Alliant Energy is partnering with area Hy-Vee grocery stores to provide 1,000 food boxes for families in Burlington, Cedar Rapids/Marion, Clinton, Dubuque, Ottumwa, Marshalltown and Mason City, Alliant Energy announced this week.
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Thursday, December 3, 2020 3:06 PM
Food Bank of Iowa has launched Hunger Free Holidays to help those struggling with food insecurity during the holiday season.
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Wednesday, December 2, 2020 3:22 PM
Wells Fargo has donated $100,000 to the Food Bank of Iowa to help provide meals to residents in need this holiday season.
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Tuesday, November 24, 2020 3:06 PM
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Monday, November 23, 2020 11:18 AM
Urban Dreams is working with local nonprofits and Hy-Vee stores to distribute approximately 475 Thanksgiving meal packs today to people in need.
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Friday, November 20, 2020 6:00 AM
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Tuesday, November 17, 2020 2:59 PM
As Central Iowa Shelter & Services plans to expand agriculture opportunities for residents in downtown Des Moines, its new greenhouse project claims a bit of inspiration from deserts in the Middle East.
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Monday, November 16, 2020 11:31 AM
The Double Up Food Bucks program recently resumed after it was paused because initial funding through the CARES Act was depleted as demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic soared.
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Tuesday, November 10, 2020 11:50 AM
Food insecurity is closely rooted in other issues of poverty, and the issues must be addressed together if solutions to food insecurity are to be found, according to people on the front lines of the fight against hunger and food insecurity in Iowa.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2020 10:44 AM
If you didn’t get a chance to attend this year’s World Food Prize Foundation Borlaug Dialogue or the Iowa Hunger Summit, here’s what you may have missed.
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Monday, October 26, 2020 10:27 AM
The Food Bank of Iowa has opened 16 off-site food pantries to serve families of the nearly 80% of Des Moines Public School District students who qualified for free and reduced meals during the 2019-2020 school year, the Food Bank of Iowa announced this week.
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