April is Senior Hunger Awareness Month
If you were faced with the choice of paying your utility bill to keep the lights on, buying medicine for your chronic illness or buying food to feed your live-in grandchildren, what would you choose? April is Senior Hunger Awareness Month – a time to raise awareness about the unique... Read April is Senior Hunger Awareness Month's Story
Nutrition Services Goes Virtual Amid Pandemic Response
Adjusting to the “new normal” is something everyone seems to be tasked with due to the ongoing pandemic. At the Food Bank, we have adjusted to find new and safe ways to distribute food to those in need. Still, some of our other services are unable to continue in the... Read Nutrition Services Goes Virtual Amid Pandemic Response's Story
EGGCELENT EASTER TREAT RECIPE
This Easter, you deserve to rest, relax, and enjoy a special treat. Every time you open your heart with a kind donation, you help provide healthy meals to families facing hunger. You make everything we do possible, and for that, we are so grateful. That is why we are sharing... Read EGGCELENT EASTER TREAT RECIPE's Story
BackPack Program Update for 2021
Imagine you’re sitting at home watching tv and your stomach growls only for you to discover you have no food and no way to get food anytime soon. This circumstance is an unfortunate reality for many students in our community and the pandemic only exacerbated this problem. Our BackPack Program... Read BackPack Program Update for 2021's Story
High School Students Raise Food and Funds for Food Bank
UPDATE: Catholic High raised 46,830 pounds of food equating to 44,701 meals and St. Joseph's Academy raised 37,890 pounds of food equating to 39,864 meals. Starting this week, Catholic High School and St. Joseph's Academy are preparing for Challenge Day 2021 on Friday, March 5. Challenge Day is a longtime... Read High School Students Raise Food and Funds for Food Bank's Story
Anonymous Donor Helps Fellow Seniors In Need
If you were faced with paying your utility bill to keep the lights on, buying medicine for your chronic illness or buying food to feed your live-in grandchildren, what would you choose? As we start to approach warmer temperatures, it is important to remember the effects felt by many during... Read Anonymous Donor Helps Fellow Seniors In Need's Story
One Family Finds A Unique Way To Celebrate and Donate During The Pandemic
Linda Babin wanted to find a way to celebrate her husband, Brian’s, 80th birthday in September of 2020, despite the current pandemic. Under normal circumstances, they would have thrown a party and invited all their friends and family for such a momentous occasion. To adjust to the safety protocols, she... Read One Family Finds A Unique Way To Celebrate and Donate During The Pandemic's Story
Giving Societies to Begin In 2021
We learned so much about the human spirit this year. We learned of its tremendous strength in the face of adversity and its ability to both see and be the good in our world. Through the kindness of our most committed supporters, we were reminded that Baton Rouge and our... Read Giving Societies to Begin In 2021's Story
What Hunger Will Look Like In 2021
A LETTER FROM OUR CEO: While so many of us are thankful to finally turn the page on 2020, the scars of the pandemic on many Louisiana families are still very fresh. Uncertainty still looms heavy in their hearts and minds as we continue to face COVID-19. We see this... Read What Hunger Will Look Like In 2021's Story
2020 Reverse Advent Calendar
The holiday season can be a difficult time for those who are food insecure, especially for those impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. You can help by donating just one non-perishable food item for the next 12 days as a part of our reverse advent calendar. Fortunately, you probably already have... Read 2020 Reverse Advent Calendar's Story