Facing Hunger at a Time of Higher Food and Gas Prices
Giving back in whatever way you can is a powerful thing. For Tandy Bennett, it has been a motto she has always tried tolive by. A resident of Chinquapin, LA, Tandy began volunteering
Pandemic Taking Toll on Local Families
Meet Lisa Sparks, a client of the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank’s Mobile Pantry Program in Pierre Part, Louisiana. Lisa had never received assistance from the Food Bank or other government programs before
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
LOCAL CLIENTS HELP ELDERLY NEIGHBORS IN FACE OF PANDEMIC
Once the pandemic hit, Elaine Simms found herself having to shut down her business. Not long after, she heartbreakingly lost her husband, significantly affecting her income. Once a cosmetologist, she is now providing
MOBILE PANTRY PROGRAM PILOT SERVES NEW CLIENTS
The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank is always trying to expand our outreach to serve those in our 11-parish service area. Recently, we began our Mobile Pantry Program with the goal of helping
Seniors in Louisiana Work Together to Fight Hunger
Similar to patches that come together to form a quilt, many factors can coincide in a senior’s life that can lead to hunger. From increasing medication costs to high electricity bills in the