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.
Great Minds Think Alike Unbeknownst to either of them, one life-long Elsberry, Missouri, resident Kim Jones and one of the newer residents, Tracey Schroeder, had each contacted St. Louis Area
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.
Nearly three in four workers in the U.S. say they’re in debt. Almost three in every 10 U.S. adults have no emergency savings. At all. One in four have a
Since 1983 Arnold Food Pantry has been providing much-needed food to residents of this northern Jefferson County community. And it’s been relying on St. Louis Area Foodbank and others for much-needed
On asking for help, Alesia, who stopped by the Betty Jean Kerr People’s Health Centers on Delmar Blvd. during one of their recent Mobile Markets said it best, “If you need it
It’s Okay to Ask. Everyone Needs Help at Some Point Potatoes Carrots Celery Cabbage Bread Eggs Bacon Yogurt Milk Cupcakes Toilet Paper What reads as a typical grocery store list
Americans who have never gone to bed hungry or skipped a meal so their children could eat may not be familiar with the definition of food insecurity and what it
Foodbanks—and the countless Americans they serve—are now the subject of daily news stories, as is the plight of millions of people who are seeking emergency food assistance across the country.
It’s National Volunteer Appreciation Week– a time when organizations across the nation take time to celebrate their volunteers, often with their volunteers, as volunteers are such an integral part of
A Growing Need The number COVID-19 cases in the United States continues to rise and the ripple effect of millions of newly unemployed individuals is taking a toll on food insecurity rates across the U.S.
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