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As many of you are aware, the Coronavirus (COVID-19) has been rapidly affecting the United States. COVID-19 is a respiratory illness that can spread from person to person with symptoms including cough, fever and shortness of breath. These symptoms can show up within one to 14 days of exposure to... Read Understanding the COVID-19 Impact to Your Food Bank's Story

With the evolving COVID-19 situation, the need for our services has increased as well as our need for volunteers. However, we are seeing a decrease in the number of volunteers at the Food Bank due to an abundance of safety from our community. Our President and CEO, Mike Manning, made... Read National Guard Responds to Food Bank Service Needs's Story

In response to the COVID-19 evolving situation, schools across Louisiana began to move their lessons to an online platform to keep staff and students safe. This step, while necessary, did present a challenge for students that rely on our BackPack program throughout the school year. Children in the National School... Read Food Bank Distributes Backpacks to Meet Needs of Kids Out of School's Story

For 35 years, the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank has been committed to feeding the hungry in Baton Rouge and the surrounding parishes. In 1984, volunteers began distributing collected food items in the parking lot of Victoria Baptist Church. From the parking lot, the Food Bank moved into a small... Read Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank Celebrates 35th Anniversary's Story

Updated 11/18/2020 Masks are now required to enter the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank for all persons over the age of 2. Per Mayor-President Broome’s Executive Order, “all persons over the age of 2 must wear some form of covering that fits snugly over their nose and mouth, such as... Read Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update's Story

As the Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation evolves, it is important to note the increased need of donations to help us serve those in need in our community. We fully anticipate an increase in the number of food insecure individuals we serve in our 11-parish service area.   “A donation of your... Read Coronavirus (COVID-19) Statement's Story

As part of our “from Hunger to Hope” Capital Campaign, Mr. Ron Zappe from Zapp’s Potato Chips planned to support the Food Bank with a donation of one of his bulk packaging machines. When Mr. Zappe passed away, his family honored his memory by donating funds to allow us to... Read New technology continues to make donations go further's Story

On Monday, November 11, 2019 the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank and Capitol City Produce held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Vince Ferachi Community Garden. The Vince Ferachi Community Garden’s purpose is to provide fresh produce, harvested by Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank volunteers, to those in need in... Read Community Garden partnership takes root to benefit Food Bank's Story

Joe Burrow was awarded the Heisman Trophy on December 14, 2019 for his performance at Louisiana State University. This is the second time for an LSU football player to be bestowed this honor and the first time in 60 years. In Burrow’s acceptance speech he spoke of the need his... Read Football fans respond to Joe Burrow’s call to feed the hungry's Story

During the 2019 holiday season, BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo invited community members to celebrate the holidays with their annual Zoolights event. This event is a festive mile-long trail through the Zoo featuring more than 50 illuminated display sculptures of animals and traditional holiday spectacles. For the second year, the Zoo... Read Holiday Tradition at Baton Rouge Zoo Provides Food for the New Year's Story