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With the recently announced recall of Jif peanut butter, the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank is taking precautions by checking our inventory of Jif peanut butter following the recent recall over concerns about salmonella contamination. The lot numbers included in the recall have been removed from our inventory.   Peanut butter... Read Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank Acts on Jif Peanut Butter Recall's Story

This week, Catholic High School and St. Joseph’s Academy begin their traditional annual competition. During this weeklong challenge, students from both schools collect points in multiple categories. The winner of Challenge Week is determined by the school that finishes with the most points.   One such competition category is the canned... Read Local High School Students Host Food and Fundraiser for Food Bank's Story

UPDATE: We have learned that the East Baton Rouge District Attorney's Office did not host this event. It has been brought to the attention of the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank that our likeness and image were used to promote an event hosted by the East Baton Rouge District Attorney’s... Read The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank Does Not Require Proof of Vaccinations to Receive Services's Story

Feeding the food insecure is more than providing food, it is providing wellness, nourishment and strength. Here at the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank, our goal is to distribute and promote healthy food to those in need in our community. When people don’t have enough food or have to choose... Read New Partnerships with Regional Hospitals Extending Food Bank Services's Story

COVID-19 has presented many challenges for our community and your Food Bank. More children are opening bare pantries while their parents struggle to recover from financial hardships caused by the pandemic. Seniors are facing higher electricity bills and prescription costs while having to pay for groceries they can already barely... Read New Data Shows Louisiana #1 in Child Hunger's Story

Hurricane Ida has caused catastrophic damage across the Southeastern Louisiana coast, leaving thousands of families without food, water, and shelter. On top of the already unprecedented need for emergency food assistance caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Hurricane Ida has left thousands more families in Louisiana struggling to keep food on... Read Ida Disaster Response Ways to Help and Resources's Story

The Food Bank is in disaster recovery mode and are faced with an urgent need for volunteers in our sort and repack room. We are working non-stop to fill the staggering increase in need for food assistance. We have two sort and repack volunteer shifts each weekday and two on... Read Ida Disaster Response Volunteers Urgently Needed's Story

As we work toward our mission to feed the hungry in Baton Rouge and the surrounding parishes, it is important to note our continued growth. We must stay as productive and efficient as possible to ensure the best use of our donors’ dollars. This includes expansions, like the new cooler... Read Increasing Our Capacity To Serve Through Expansion's Story

At the start of the pandemic, many of our member agencies closed down, challenging us to find new and safe ways to distribute food to those in need. The Food Bank’s “drive-thru” distribution allowed minimal contact between staff, volunteers and clients to further reduce the potential risk of infection. Working... Read Special Distributions Underway to Aid Working Families's Story

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