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Mom’s Meals announces new nutrition insecurity efforts

Mom’s Meals, a provider of medically tailored meals based in Ankeny, announced it is expanding beyond its core services by addressing nutrition insecurity through several corporate social responsibility initiatives. In the first half of 2025, …

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A look back – Five years of Iowa Stops Hunger

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Hy-Vee now accepting SNAP/EBT for grocery delivery

Hy-Vee is now accepting SNAP/EBT payment for online grocery delivery orders at all stores that offer the service. Hy-Vee first began accepting SNAP/EBT payment for pickup orders in 2020. To streamline the payment process, the …

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State summer food program feeds kids, but not as many as the federal program, advocates say

Gov. Kim Reynolds’ Healthy Kids Iowa program funds summer meals for kids, but does not go as far as Summer EBT, a federal program, food security advocates said.

“Summer EBT would have assisted 245,000 kids across the …

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Meet new Meals from the Heartland executive director Chuck Current

There is one specific sign to look for to signal that Chuck Current, executive director of Meals from the Heartland, is going to ask for money.

He’s wearing long pants.

Current loves to wear shorts. …

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Iowa food hubs sell over $4 million of local food in 2024

Food hubs, which are small distribution businesses that specialize in local foods, sold over $4.3 million in 2024 in local foods to grocery stores, households, restaurants, school districts, food access organizations and other customers across …

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Meals from the Heartland surpasses 1 million local meals distributed

Meals from the Heartland has announced more than 1 million meals have been distributed to food banks and food pantries across Iowa as of June 1, surpassing the 952,000 local meals distributed in all of …

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Polk County, Meals on Wheels partner to provide meals for veterans

The Polk County Board of Supervisors has unanimously approved funding for Meals on Wheels to facilitate daily meal deliveries to veterans in Polk County. The new agreement between WesleyLife Community Services, operator of Meals on …

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World Food Prize Foundation to host meal packaging event during 2025 hunger summit

The World Food Prize Foundation announced it will be partnering with Meals From the Heartland to host a meal packaging service event during the the 19th annual Iowa Hunger Summit on June 16. Volunteers will …

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33 schools to receive Choose Iowa food purchasing grants

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced 33 schools or school districts have received grants to participate in the Choose Iowa Food Purchasing Program for Schools. The one-year pilot program aims to connect Iowa schools …