HOPE Ministries Providing More Than Just Food for Families
With summer break now coming to an end, many children will be returning to school. And for families struggling with food insecurity, it couldn’t come soon enough. Summer means higher food costs for families because kids can't access meals while not in school. Despite the challenges the summer brings, one... Read HOPE Ministries Providing More Than Just Food for Families's Story
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 to live by. A resident of Chinquapin, LA, Tandy began volunteering at the Head of Island Food Pantry over 20 years ago following the passing of her... Read Facing Hunger at a Time of Higher Food and Gas Prices's Story
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 the pandemic. Still, she and her family were forced to make some tough choices as the virus... Read Pandemic Taking Toll on Local Families's Story
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 you choose? April is Senior Hunger Awareness Month – a time to raise awareness about the unique... Read April is Senior Hunger Awareness Month's Story
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 support to fellow low-income community seniors. She sees the impact firsthand COVID-19 is having not only on... Read LOCAL CLIENTS HELP ELDERLY NEIGHBORS IN FACE OF PANDEMIC's Story
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 those in need that live in areas that are harder to serve than others. For instance, many... Read MOBILE PANTRY PROGRAM PILOT SERVES NEW CLIENTS's Story
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 summer, seniors in Louisiana can battle multiple issues to live a healthy and comfortable life. Per a... Read Seniors in Louisiana Work Together to Fight Hunger's Story
What Hunger & Compassion Looks Like on the Front Lines
Barbara Rogers is the Pastor, Founder and Overseer of One Way Deliverance Ministry. She has been a pastor for 19 years and says she has seen so much, both from her time in New Orleans during Katrina, and now here for many years after relocating her ministry to Baton Rouge.... Read What Hunger & Compassion Looks Like on the Front Lines's Story
Finding Purpose One Day at a Time
Meet Barbara Johnson. She is just one face of many who receive food assistance while struggling to make ends meet every month. Barbara has visited One Way Deliverance Ministry for a couple of years now and she says that every time she has come, the staff has treated her with... Read Finding Purpose One Day at a Time's Story
You Are the Saving Grace for Our Seniors
As a reflection of today’s economic uncertainty, many senior citizens find themselves in need of food assistance for the first time in their lives. After a lifetime of work, many seniors in our community are living on fixed incomes that make it difficult to pay for all their basic and... Read You Are the Saving Grace for Our Seniors's Story