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A drive-up food bank distribution program hosted by Wells Fargo and Food Bank of Iowa will provide essential groceries to 250 families on Saturday, Sept. 19, Wells Fargo announced Thursday. The distribution event will take …
Volunteers packaged more than 7.1 million meals during the recent annual Hunger Fight, a record number under an adjusted format to keep volunteers safe during the coronavirus pandemic. Organizers said that during the three-week event …
Casey’s General Stores Inc. has announced it will donate 10 million meals to school-aged children and their families who are suffering from food insecurity. In a news release, the convenience store company said it has …
Gov. Kim Reynolds and Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced the creation of a Local Produce and Protein Program. Reynolds has allocated $500,000 through federal CARES Act funding to help Iowa schools purchase locally …
Getting the coronavirus pandemic under control and then working on policy solutions to help low-income Iowans were just some of the topics discussed during a recent panel discussion on food insecurity in Iowa as part …
“Without food, you don’t have anything.” Tara, 43, of Des Moines.
Tara, who lives with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, an inherited connective tissue disorder that has left her unable to work, has been receiving help from …
The city of Des Moines and Central Iowa Shelter and Services announced 13 locations for free meal pickup sites for next week, Aug. 10-14. A full list of locations, pickup times and restaurants is available on …
With new packaging procedures in place, Meals from the Heartland is seeking to mobilize 2,500 volunteers for this year’s 13th annual Hunger Fight, sponsored by Hy-Vee, Wells Fargo, Corteva, John Deere and Kreg Tool. The …
As the need for food grows during the coronavirus pandemic, Hope Ministries is raising awareness of its Hope Cafe, which offers free meals to anyone who needs them. The cafe, at 1310 Sixth Ave., in …
Since reopening for the summer on May 20, the University of Iowa Food Pantry has distributed 12,228.5 pounds of food — up from the 1,905.5 pounds distributed in total during the 2019 summer, the Daily Iowan …
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