Providing Food, Hope, and Stability

March 16, 2020, started with a food distribution in Pine Lawn, Mo. where we distributed more than 25,000 meals for local families. Standing in the parking lot of the Skate […]

Carbondale Towers | New Partner Spotlight

Seeing the Need Amber, a resident service coordinator with Carbondale Towers in Carbondale, IL, learned about St. Louis Area Foodbank delivering services to the Murphysboro Food Pantry not long ago. […]

Resolutions

Anyone who knows me knows that I live by a simple philosophy – “no regrets.” Some may laugh when I say this because let’s face it, we ALL have “regrets” […]

Maybe Christmas

“Maybe Christmas,” he thought, “doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas…perhaps…means a little bit more!” – Dr. Seuss Since I was a little girl, this iconic line from The Grinch […]

Fall into Giving Back

This is the time of year when all the orange associated with Hunger Action Month transitions to the orange of pumpkins and fall leaves. Outside, fall is a beautiful time […]

Meet Maya, our Mobile Programs Coordinator

As the Foodbank’s Mobile Programs Coordinator, Maya handles the setup and operation of our mobile distributions in the counties we serve in Missouri and Illinois. Maya works with our partners […]

It Takes A Village

For anyone with a school-age child, August means one thing – BACK TO SCHOOL! It’s typically a pretty hectic time when you factor in the tax-free weekend, trying to recalibrate […]

Uniting the Region

As the Stanley Cup begins its world tour – spending a day with every St. Louis Blues player, coach, hockey operations executive, trainer and equipment manager on the team – […]

A Powerful Reminder

“Hunger can affect anyone, but ANYONE can affect hunger.”  These words, this “challenge” if you will, developed organically. It wasn’t a product of research, marketing plans or a survey. You’ll […]