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Iowa Stops Hunger

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Iowa Department of Education seeks summer meal sponsors

In an effort to head off hunger, the Iowa Department of Education is seeking sponsors for a federally funded program that provides nutritious meals or snacks to children in low-income areas of the state during …

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Des Moines wins $175,000 grant to continue Polk County Produce Prescription Program

The U.S. Conference of Mayors and the American Beverage Foundation for a Healthy America recently announced that the city of Des Moines was one of nine recipients of the 2022 Childhood Obesity Prevention and Environmental Health …

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Fareway delivers more than 280,000 eggs to Iowa food banks

 

Fareway, in partnership with the Iowa Egg Council, delivered more than 24,000 dozen eggs to the Food Bank of Iowa today to be distributed to other food banks and food pantries across the state. …

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Fareway donates 3,000 hams to Food Bank of Iowa

Fareway Meat and Grocery delivered 3,000 hams to the Food Bank of Iowa today to be delivered to pantries in the 55 counties the Food Bank serves. The semitrailer full of hams included 612 cases …

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National Pork Producers Council to launch its Give-A-Ham challenge Nov. 1

The National Pork Producers Council will kick off its annual Give-A-Ham challenge on Monday, Nov. 1, with a joint event at the Food Bank of Iowa. According to a news release, the challenge is aimed …

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DMARC, Amerigroup Foundation partner for mobile food pantry

The Des Moines Area Religious Council will begin a mobile food pantry Wednesday with help from the Amerigroup Foundation. According to a news release, a $10,000 donation from the foundation will help DMARC offer the …

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Food Bank of Iowa joins Partnership for a Healthier America produce initiative

  Volunteers from Amazon’s new Ankeny delivery station bag potatoes in the Food Bank of Iowa’s Des Moines volunteer center on Wednesday. Submitted photo

The Food Bank of Iowa announced it has joined the Partnership for a Healthier …

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DMARC hosting Bike Out Hunger fundraiser

The Des Moines Area Religious Council is presenting its second annual “Bike Out Hunger” fundraiser through Oct. 9. The event is hosted by DMARC’s Young and Hungry Committee, which is focused on engaging the next generation of …

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Food Bank of Iowa awards $20,000 to ISU food pantry to add cold storage

Food Bank of Iowa has awarded a $20,000 grant to Iowa State University’s student food pantry, SHOP – Students Helping Our Peers. The grant will be used for new cold storage and freezer space, expanding …

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Drive Away Childhood Hunger golf tournament raises $125,000

The Food Bank of Iowa’s inaugural golf tournament, Drive Away Childhood Hunger, raised more than $125,000 on Tuesday. The event, held at the Talons of Tuscany golf course in Ankeny, was followed by a reception …