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Food Lion Feeds helps food banks expand produce capacity

- Retail
Food Lion Feeds is remodeling and stocking the shelves of 27 partner food pantries across its operating area to provide sustainable and impactful solutions to support their work to expand access to nutritional food and address food insecurity.

FirstFruits donates 40,000 lbs of apples to food banks with Raley’s and Bashas’ stores

- General News
Now that pandemic-related SNAP benefits have ended, more people are turning to their local food banks to help make ends meet.

Instacart’s Community Carts program enables food bank donations online

- Retail
Instacart, the leading grocery technology company in North America, today announced Community Carts, a new feature that reimagines traditional food drives, making it easy for consumers to donate groceries that food banks need most with the Instacart App.

USDA launches Feds Feed Families 2022 to fight food and nutrition insecurity

- General News
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the kickoff of the 13th annual Feds Feed Families program, a voluntary food drive which encourages employees from all federal agencies to give in-kind contributions – food, services, and time – to food banks and pantries of their choice.

CSPI says federal policies for food bank donations should prioritize nutrition

- General News
No federal policies and few state policies affecting food bank donations currently prioritize nutrition, according to a new report released today by the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

USDA funds Farm to Food Bank projects

- General News
Projects funded through TEFAP Farm to Food Bank Grants explore ways to improve local food systems, with a focus on diverting excess agricultural products to those in need.

Gift of Produce resumes after Hurricane Harvey hiatus

- General News

HOUSTON—Hurricane Harvey devastated many areas of Houston, and put a strain on resources – including the …

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