Our mission is to feed the hungry in Baton Rouge and the surrounding parishes by providing food and educational outreach through faith-based and other community partners.
Farm Fresh Healthy Food Initiative
This program is designed to provide fresh produce to agencies that may not have the capacity to store refrigerated produce consistently. Our goal is to introduce healthy foods to vulnerable communities and food deserts with limited access to affordable fruits and vegetables.
Please contact KiEtha Gage, Senior Agency Relations & Programs Manager at (225) 223-0383 or kietha@brfoodbank.org.
Client Network Distributions
The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank acquires, inventories, and warehouses donated and purchased food products. We deliver food to more than 125 agencies, completely free of charge.
Please contact KiEtha Gage, Senior Agency Relations & Programs Manager at (225) 223-0383 or kietha@brfoodbank.org.
BackPack Program
The BackPack program is designed to help fill the void for children who are at risk of missing meals over the weekend and during holidays.
Please contact Ari Dent, Programs Coordinator at (225) 359-9940 or ariane@brfoodbank.org.
Senior Grocery Program
The Senior Grocery Program, which includes the Food Bank’s Adopt-A-Senior Program, provides basic, shelf-stable food once a month to qualified, at-risk seniors.
Please contact Ari Dent, Programs Coordinator at (225) 359-9940 or ariane@brfoodbank.org
Mobile Pantry Program
Food from Mobile Pantries is distributed on a first come, first served basis and all product is free to the public. We work with the donor to select an area where there is a need as well as one of our member agencies to help with food distribution.
Please contact Ari Dent, Programs Coordinator at (225) 359-9940 or ariane@brfoodbank.org.
Pick a Better Snack ™
The primary component of the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank’s Pick a better snack™ program is a monthly nutrition education lesson delivered by a health educator. Each lesson introduces students to a new fruit or vegetable. The students learn about the fruit or vegetable in an interactive, age-appropriate manner.
Please contact Kyra Muse, Nutrition Services Manager at (225) 359-9940 ext. 528 or email kyra@brfoodbank.org to learn more.
Pick It! Try It! Like It!
The Pick It! Try It! Like It! program is an education intervention for individuals throughout the lifespan that focus on obesity prevention in community and family settings by increasing consumption of fruits and vegetables through providing individuals with information on selecting, preparing, and sampling fresh produce. It is designed to improve cooking skills, healthy eating, nutritional awareness, and healthy behaviors. Through hands-on cooking, facilitated conversations, nutrition concepts, and taste-testing, this program is purposed to enhance nutritional well-being, dietary habits, and achieve long-term health outcomes in relation to increased knowledge.
Please contact Kyra Muse, Nutrition Services Manager at (225) 359-9940 ext. 528 or email kyra@brfoodbank.org to learn more.
Food is Medicine
Food is Medicine is a partnership with hospitals, clinics, or medical facilities to identify patients who are facing food insecurity. Upon discharge, patients will receive a box of non-perishable, nutritious food provided by the Food Bank. Partnered facilities are required to have a location to store food boxes and determine how many food boxes to receive. Each food box will include resources on how to access food and nutrition information on the items included in the box.
Please contact Jordyn Barlow, Vice President of Impact at (225) 359-9940 or email jordyn@brfoodbank.org to learn more.
10 Tips for Adults
The 10 Tips for Adults program is an education intervention for children, adolescents, and adults that is administered monthly. It is a multi-level direct education intervention designed to reinforce messages related to increasing fruit and vegetable consumption, increasing physical activity, consuming more water, and providing SNAP eligible adults with the skills to purchase healthy foods on a budget.
Please contact Kyra Muse, Nutrition Services Manager at (225) 359-9940 ext. 528 or email kyra@brfoodbank.org to learn more.
Nutrition Pantry Program
The Nutrition Pantry Program (NPP) is a healthy pantry program that addresses the policy, systems, and environment (PSE) of a food distribution with a trauma-informed approach. This program is designed to improve the food environment and client engagement within food pantries and other charitable distribution environments.
Please contact Kyra Muse, Nutrition Services Manager at (225) 359-9940 ext. 528 or email kyra@brfoodbank.org to learn more.
Create Better Health
Create Better Health is a SNAP-Ed program that teaches people how to eat well and be active. The classes will focus on teaching participants how to make delicious and nutritious meals from foods that they already have on hand. Each class will build upon the previous lessons. After attending each lesson taught, participants will have the knowledge and skills to lead a healthy lifestyle.
Please contact Kyra Muse, Nutrition Services Manager at (225) 359-9940 ext. 528 or email kyra@brfoodbank.org to learn more.
After School and Summer Feeding
Child and Adult Care Food Program
The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is a federal program that provides reimbursements for nutritious, free meals and snacks served to eligible children who are enrolled for care at participating child care centers, day care homes, and afterschool care programs, as well as children residing in emergency shelters.
Summer Food Service Program
The USDA’s Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is a federally funded, state-administered program that provides reimbursements for nutritious, free meals and snacks served to children in low-income areas during the summer months. Meals and snacks can be served at libraries, churches, community centers, and more.
Please contact Cole Baker, Child Nutrition Programs Coordinator at (225) 359-9940 or email cole@brfoodbank.org to learn more.
School Pantry Program
The School Pantry Program is a food pantry that provides food insecure students and their families with easy access to nutritious foods. Our goal is to not only feed students’ families, but the surrounding community in a consistent manner.
Please contact Ari Dent, Programs Coordinator at (225) 359-9940 or ariane@brfoodbank.org.
Commodity Supplemental Feeding Program
Commodity Supplemental Feeding Program (CSFP) is designed to improve the health of low-income persons at least 60 years of age by providing nutritious USDA foods.
Please contact Jordyn Barlow, Vice President of Impact at (225) 359-9940 or email jordyn@brfoodbank.org to learn more.