Stamp Out Hunger to Take Place May 12
Start collecting your nonperishable food items for the 26th Annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive presented by Home Bank on Saturday, May 12, 2018, hosted by the United States Postal Service and the National Association of Letter Carriers. Last year, this nationwide one-day food drive collected over 80.1 million pounds of... Read Stamp Out Hunger to Take Place May 12's Story
Empty Bowls 2018
What is Empty Bowls? Empty Bowls is an international project to fight hunger, personalized by artists and art organizations on a community level. This event will take place in Baton Rouge for the fourth year in a row, on April 14, 2018. You are invited to attend this special event,... Read Empty Bowls 2018's Story
Feeding Tuesday
Giving Tuesday is a world wide day of giving that takes place on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. People start their holiday shopping on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but Giving Tuesday is the start of the charitable season when many people are looking to give back to those in need.... Read Feeding Tuesday's Story
10/31 Consortium Halloween Parade
It’s time for the 10/31 Consortium’s 7th Annual Halloween Parade! Put on your costume and join 10/31 Consortium for the 2016 Baton Rouge Halloween Parade. (more…)
Baton Rouge Community Hunger Walk: November 5, 2017
More than 18% of people in Baton Rouge are food insecure. Food insecurity refers to a situation where a person is not sure from where their next meal will come or whether a meal will come at all. (more…)
Cane Land Distilling Co.’s Barrel for the Bank
Cane Land Distilling Co. has partnered with the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank to offer the unique opportunity for individuals and businesses to bid on a 53-gallon, single barrel of Original Mississippi Floated Whisky (OMFW). After over six years of aging, the barrel was floated over 1,100 nautical miles down... Read Cane Land Distilling Co.’s Barrel for the Bank's Story
Hunters for the Hungry
Hunters for the Hungry is hosting their Annual Clean Out Your Freezer Day, September 24th! (more…)
Feed A Family 2017
FEED A FAMILY Join the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank, WBRZ and the Baton Rouge Clinic as they host the 32nd Feed A Family food drive this September. This food drive runs all month long and is instrumental in providing food for those in need across the Food Bank's 11... Read Feed A Family 2017's Story
Longtime Farmer Shares Experience Receiving Food for the First Time
Born and raised on a farm in Maurepas, Charles remembers spending his childhood picking strawberries, beans and peas. “It’s what we had to do to make our living. I didn’t get much education because I had to work on the farm a lot,” Charles recalls. Although Charles moved off the property and had a... Read Longtime Farmer Shares Experience Receiving Food for the First Time's Story
September is 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 42 million... Read September is Hunger Action Month's Story