The St. Louis Area Foodbank is a busy place. There is a lot of work to be done in the effort to create a pathway to nutritional security for those in need in our community. We have so many exciting projects and new developments in the works to share. Our President & CEO, Meredith Knopp, takes a moment each month to highlight an important aspect of what we’re doing in the bi-state area. To see what we’ve been up to, check out the blog posts below.
In September, the Administration made a troubling proposal that would increase the likelihood of legal immigrant families becoming food insecure. Under current policy, an immigrant may be denied legal permanent
Need SNAP Application Assistance? Our Illinois Agency Relations Coordinator, Melanie, will be available at several locations in throughout the month of June to assist with SNAP applications for Illinois residents. Melanie
Walmart and Tyson Foods teamed up to donate 10,000 pounds of food to the St. Louis Area Foodbank through a partnership with Feeding America® to help end hunger across the
The St. Louis Area Foodbank Sends Delegate to the National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference and Lobby Day At the end of February, I took a trip to our nation’s capital to
January is nearly over, but 2018 has only just begun, and it’s shaping up to be a big year for anti-hunger advocates. September 30, 2018 marks the expiration of the
The Affton Christian Food Pantry (ACFP) values the connections they make with their community. “Relationships with people in need are sometimes as important as, if not more than, the
Our President and CEO, Frank Finnegan, has written many letters for our newsletter. His most recent letter was written for our December newsletter, and he shared a pretty big announcement
Last month, one of our Agency Relations Coordinators, Melanie Hager, was able to go above and beyond for a woman in need in Williamson County, Illinois. Below she shares her
Joe Venable has been coming to volunteer at the St. Louis Area Foodbank for 5 years. He brings a group of 12 -15 volunteers from Scott Air Force Base with
This year the House Agriculture Committee has hosted Listening Sessions all across the country to hear from key stakeholders as they prepare to draft and pass a new Farm Bill
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