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Friday, February 26, 2021 6:00 AM
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Thursday, February 25, 2021 3:39 PM
Nearly 1,200 families in the metro area will be able to pick up a free 20-pound box of fresh food and a gallon of milk at a drive-thru food distribution event this Saturday, Feb. 27, at the John R. Grubb YMCA.
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Wednesday, February 24, 2021 11:03 AM
Cook for a Cause, an annual cooking and food education event hosted by Real Food 4 Kids and the Justice League of Food, is returning March 22 with an at-home format to encourage families and kids to cook for other food-insecure families in Central Iowa.
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Tuesday, February 23, 2021 3:02 PM
The Farm to Early Care and Education Implementation Grant program is launching a local food incentive pilot to award $43,000 to early care and education providers (ECEs) to purchase local foods from April through September 2021, the Iowa Farm to School and Early Care Coalition announced Monday.
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Thursday, February 4, 2021 11:13 AM
The Des Moines Area Religious Council has begun distributing food boxes through the fifth round of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farmers to Families Food Box Program.
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Friday, January 22, 2021 10:41 AM
Urbandale financial coaching firm Mokosak Advisory Group LLC raised $14,165 during a virtual food drive from Nov. 20 to Dec. 23, to benefit the Iowa Food Bank and other local food banks.
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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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