We Want To Hear From You
Have you ever needed help providing food for your family? Have you received food from a food pantry? Have you ever used food stamps? If you answered yes to any […]
Foodbank Staff Boosts Local School Breakfast Participation
Children who eat a healthy breakfast have not only improved overall health and well-being, but a better chance at a positive academic future. New studies show that children who go […]
Baby, It’s Cold Outside
In the last week, the bi-state region has experienced significant snowfall and sub-zero temperatures. Many roads were in bad shape, schools were cancelled and many businesses were forced to temporary […]
Cheap Ideas for Entertaining the Kids
Earlier this summer, I surprised my six-year-old with a cool idea I discovered on the St. Louis Area Foodbank’s Pinterest page. When he woke up on a particularly hot morning, […]
Back To School Savings
Photo courtesy of Feeding America Ah, August. That last bittersweet month of summer. As a kid, I remember feeling both a sense of excitement and dread as the summer drew […]
All We Want To Do Is Give Your Kids A Lunch
A letter from a child that receives assistance from TWIGS in Granite City, Il / Photo by Kate Hartman Every week day of summer break from school, volunteers from TWIGS […]
Summertime and the Living’s Not So Easy
A child enjoys a bowl of cereal and some fruit for breakfast / Photo courtesy of Feeding America As a kid growing up in Boonville, Mo., summertime meant little league […]
Bikers Bring Backpacks of Love
Two area bikers show up for the Bikers for Backpacks event at the St. Louis Area Foodbank / Photo by Bethany Prange The first Bikers for Backpacks Ride for St. […]
Rachel’s Challenge – Learning To Work Together
Shouts of pre-teen voices and the squeals of rubber-soled sneakers on concrete blasted through the silence. Empty cardboard boxes and plastic wrap flew around the room like a mini tornado. […]
Little Helping Hands
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“Knock, knock.” Trish, the St. Louis Area Foodbank volunteer coordinator, laughed as she tapped her knuckles on the door of my office. “I have someone here who wants to make […]