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Iowa Stops Hunger

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VIDEO: What is food insecurity and who does it affect in Iowa?

 

Business Publications Corporation (BPC), including Business Record, dsm Magazine and ia Magazine, kicked off our Iowa Stops Hunger event series presented by Hy-Vee with a panel discussion on July 30.

In our first of …

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VIDEO: Iowa Stops Hunger Full Event

 

Business Publications Corporation (BPC), including Business Record, dsm Magazine and ia Magazine, kicked off our Iowa Stops Hunger event series presented by Hy-Vee with a panel discussion on July 30.

In our first of …

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Local Realtors group donates $64,000 to local food pantries, service provider

The Des Moines Area Association of Realtors this month donated $64,000 to Central Iowa organizations that provide food and other services to people in need. “We decided as an association that Realtors have done well …

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The fight against hunger existed across Iowa pre-pandemic; now it’s heightened.

Iowa feeds the world, yet many in our state do not know where to turn for their next meal. On Thursday, the Business Record, dsm Magazine and ia Magazine will kick off the Iowa Stops …

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Summer Meal Meet-Up offering free meals to children

The United Way of Central Iowa is reminding anyone ages 18 and under of the Summer Meal Meet-Up program, which offers free meals to children throughout the summer. According to a news release, more than …

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Food Bank of Iowa to host drive-up mobile pantry with meat, perishable items

The Food Bank of Iowa is hosting a free drive-up mobile food pantry with prepackaged meat and perishable food items this Friday, July 17, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., the organization announced this week. …

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City of Des Moines, CISS provide free hot meals

The city of Des Moines has teamed up with Central Iowa Shelter and Services and local restaurants to provide $350,000 in free meals this summer to Des Moines families and residents in need during the …

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Story City Locker first in Iowa to be accepted into USDA program to expand markets

A Story City meat locker has become the first meat processing facility in Iowa to gain entry into the USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Service Cooperative Interstate Shipment Program. According to a news release from the …

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Double Up Food Bucks expanding to more than 100 stores

Iowans facing food insecurity in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic will be able to get free fruits and vegetables at more than 100 grocery stores statewide. This month, 106 Fareway stores, 13 Hy-Vee stores …

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Iowa DHS to distribute more than $76 million in food assistance payments

The Iowa Department of Human Services has announced a distribution plan for more than $76 million in federal food assistance benefits that will be mailed out to Iowa families who lost access to free and …

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