Foodbank staff, along with representatives from the Jennings school district and local dignitaries cut the ribbon at the new school pantry / Photo by Bethany Prange Fact: Children who eat three nutritious meals a day perform much better in school than children who are food insecure. Even adults can attest that hungry tummies are not conducive to learning or productivity.
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 this is the first non-profit organization that I have worked for. It is by far the most rewarding job I’ve had. Not only do I get the opportunity to use
Cans line the shelves of the St. Louis Dream Center / Photo by Bethany Prange If you didn’t know better, you may think this was a small grocery store. Though there are only three aisles, each aisle is lined with shelves full of foods you might see at any grocer – from canned veggies and meat to boxes of macaroni
Volunteers at Good Samaritan Ministries prepare a meal for other clients / Photo by Bethany Prange A giddy toddler munches on cereal, delighted to fish the marshmallows out of his Lucky Charms. To him, this is just a regular day in a place where he’s the center of attention. Everyone showers him with attention, from his mother and the staff
A volunteer writes a very important message to be delivered to Washington D.C. / Photo by Bethany Prange Paper plates are commonly associated with summer barbecues, office potlucks and those nights that we simply don’t want to do dishes. However, during Hunger Action Month in September, paper plates took on a much greater purpose. They served as a canvas for
David Heckethorn (aka Santa Claus) loads up his van at the Foodbank / Photo by Bethany Prange Cover your eyes kids. . . We’re going to share a little secret. You know Santa Claus, right? Well it turns out the big guy in red has a side gig in the off-season. A few weeks ago, Santa dropped by the St.
A “Lend A CAN” food drive barrel full of Del Monte products / Photo by Bethany Prange Looking back on my childhood, I wish I would have had more opportunities to give back to my community. I grew up in a small town where we had one elementary school, two middle schools and one high school. My parents went to
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 the base of a tree. His stash of worldly possessions wasn’t large – just a duffel bag, a few shirts and a bag of toiletries. As we added boxes of
Volunteers from local Save-A-Lot stores bag up corn to be distributed during a recent Mobile Market / Photo by Bethany Prange By the time the St. Louis Area Foodbank arrived in Moline Acres on Wednesday, a line of cars had already wound its way through a nearby parking lot. Dozens of families in need waited patiently in those cars as
Some young fans stop by the Foodbank’s booth to make a donation before the Jason Aldean concert at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater / Photo by Bethany Prange We knew St. Louisans were some hard-core country music fans. But now we know those country fans are a dedicated and generous bunch! This summer, the St. Louis Area Foodbank partnered with Live Nation St. Louis and Verizon