Agency Spotlight – Western Egyptian EOC Food Pantry
Staff member John Wilson and volunteer Kathy Hobbs at Western Egyptian EOC Food Pantry in Waterloo, Il / Photo by Kate Hartman “If you would have told me I would […]
2013: A New Hope (Please don’t sue me, George Lucas)
As we head into 2013, I have new hope about the prospects of significantly reducing the amount of people going hungry in America. Here are 13 reasons the future looks […]
Music To Our Ears
Patrick Delhougne accepts a check on behalf of the St. Louis Area Foodbank from Sammy Hagar / Photo by Ryan Farmer Remember When Bob Dylan Made a Christmas Album? Here […]
Low Cost Christmas
The holidays are a busy time for most of us. There are presents to buy and wrap, cookies to bake and the tree to trim. Sure, it is a joyful […]
Join The Club
The new Sam’s Club location in Wentzville / Photo by Shannon O’Connor Yesterday was a special day for the Sam’s Club team in St. Louis. On Oct. 30, 2012, they […]
Accounting For Food Safety – At the Foodbank and At Home
Tim Jackson stands in front of product at the St. Louis Area Foodbank / Photo by Bethany Prange I’ve worked in the warehousing industry for most of my career, but […]
Two Words That Shouldn’t Go Together
The Foodbank delivered more than 28,000 pounds of food to veterans in Marion, IL / Photo by Bethany Prange All his belongings were stacked in a tidy pile at […]
Grocery Shopping For Good
A Schnucks’ cashier scans a customer’s eScrip card / Photo by Bethany Prange No time to help your local food bank fight hunger? We understand. Life is crazy and often […]
Surviving on $35
Canned tuna fills the shelves at a local Save-A-Lot store / Photo by Bethany Prange Can you feed yourself for $35 a week? When I heard that Anytime Fitness was […]
On The Road…Again
Denise Daugherty starts her day by loading product onto her truck / Photo by Bethany Prange Denise Daugherty is a hard-working woman. As the only woman on the otherwise all-male […]