Purchase Holiday Meals in a Bag for Families Facing Hunger
This holiday season, you can help those facing hunger, in our 11-parish service area through Associated Food Stores and Coca-Cola's Holiday Meal in a Bag promotion. Red, pre-packed, Coca-Cola bags filled with non-perishable holiday food items can be purchased for only $10.00 at participating Associated Grocers Food Stores. Once the... Read Purchase Holiday Meals in a Bag for Families Facing Hunger's Story
BREC’S Baton Rouge Zoo’s ZooLights
Get into the holiday spirit at BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo’s ZooLights. ZooLights is a festive evening, mile-long trail through the Zoo featuring more than 50 illuminated display sculptures of animals and traditional holiday spectacles. This year, the Zoo is partnering with the Food Bank to bring more of an impact.... Read BREC’S Baton Rouge Zoo’s ZooLights's Story
Empty Shelves Heading into the Holidays
Food product comes to the Food Bank in a lot of different ways – food drives, grocery stores, manufacturers and purchased product. Unfortunately, because of the unintended consequences of the nation responding to hard-hit natural disaster areas with food, it has negatively impacted the Food Bank’s ability to fill the... Read Empty Shelves Heading into the Holidays's Story
Hurricane Florence Disaster Relief
The storm previously called Hurricane Florence has been downgraded to a tropical depression, yet it continues to wreak havoc across the Southeast. Food banks and state associations in the Carolinas and surrounding states are working hard to provide food, water and supplies to people affected by the storm. Several food... Read Hurricane Florence Disaster Relief's Story
10/31 Consortium Halloween Parade
Join us Saturday, October 27th, @ 4 pm in Downtown Baton Rouge! The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank leads this “parade with a purpose” and actively takes non-perishable food donations straight from the crowd. Parading krewes, dancers and bands entertain the crowd with incredible costumes and candy throws. Proceeds from the parade help... Read 10/31 Consortium Halloween Parade's Story
Hunger Action Month Kickoff
September is Hunger Action Month – a month where people all over America stand together with Feeding America and the nationwide network of food banks to fight hunger. It’s a month to spread the word and take action on the hunger crisis, and dedicate ourselves to a solution. Will you... Read Hunger Action Month Kickoff's Story
California Pizza Kitchen Fundraiser
Pizza with a purpose! Eat at California Pizza Kitchen to fight hunger in our area. On September 25th from 11 am to 10 pm, the CPK in Perkins Rowe will donate 20% of your check to the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank! You must let your server know that you're... Read California Pizza Kitchen Fundraiser's Story
Feed A Family during Hunger Action Month
HUNGER ACTION MONTH This September, the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank, together with the Feeding America nationwide network of food banks, will rally in an effort to bring an end to hunger. Hunger Action Month is designed to inspire people to take action and to raise awareness to the fact that 41... Read Feed A Family during Hunger Action Month's Story
History of the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank
[caption id="attachment_4541" align="alignright" width="300"] Victoria Baptist Church[/caption] In 1984, the economy in Baton Rouge was among the worst in the country and many people in the community were in need. The downtown churches and social relief agencies, all members of the Urban Ministries Coalition, noticed about three times the usual... Read History of the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank's Story
Clean Out Your Freezer Day
Hunters for the Hungry will conduct our annual Clean Out Your Freezer Day on Sunday, September 23rd, 2018 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm in the Greater Baton Rouge Area. Clean out your freezer before the upcoming hunting season and donate frozen game, fish or anything from your freezer to... Read Clean Out Your Freezer Day's Story