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Hy-Vee reaches goal of 100 million meals for Feeding America

Hy-Vee announced that it has achieved its goal of helping to provide 100 million meals to Feeding America and its 19 partner food banks across the Midwest following a 20-month campaign. Hy-Vee raised donations of …

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Global hunger requires urgent attention to feed 9.7 billion people by 2050, Nobel, World Food Prize laureates say in ‘wake-up call’

More than 150 Nobel and World Food Prize laureates have issued a call to world leaders to prioritize research and technologies they say are needed to meet the food needs of 9.7 billion people by …

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Meals from the Heartland to host two MLK Day food packaging events

Meals from the Heartland announced it will host meal packaging events on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 20. Events will be held at the Meals from the Heartland packaging center in West Des Moines …

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Johnston mayor sets 2,500-mile running goal to support local food pantry


For the 11th year, Johnston Mayor Paula Dierenfeld is holding her Run for Food challenge. She’s pledging to run one mile for every bag of food or $10 donated to the Johnston Partnership. Her goal …

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Iowa ag department invests $5.2 million to strengthen food supply chain

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is investing more than $5.2 million through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) grant program. According to a news release, the intent of …

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Donor opens $250K dollar-for-dollar match to help DMARC fight food insecurity during holiday season

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After setting a record in October for the highest monthly total of people helped in its food pantry network, the Des Moines Area Religious Council has launched a matching campaign — with the …

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Double Up Food Bucks awarded $4.8 million USDA grant

The Iowa Healthiest State Initiative’s Double Up Food Bucks Program has been awarded $4.8 million as part of the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) grant, which aims to tackle food and nutrition insecurity in …

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Advocates seek to protect, strengthen SNAP while celebrating its 60th anniversary in Iowa

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Food Bank of Iowa raises nearly $170,000 for childhood hunger

The Food Bank of Iowa raised $169,588 during its second annual Drive Away Childhood Hunger golf tournament on Sept. 26. The funds will support the Food Bank’s 162 school pantries and its BackPack Program, which …

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DMARC report highlights increasing racial disparity in Des Moines metro food insecurity

A new report by DMARC shows the increasing racial disparity in Des Moines-area food pantry visitors. Graphic provided by DMARC.

The percentage of Hispanic visitors to the Des Moines Area Religious Council food pantry network …

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