Senior Hunger During COVID-19
Robert Taylor’s wife was diagnosed with liver cancer last year and his family fell into a financial hardship. This 75-year-old senior attended the last Senior Grocery distribution before COVID-19. His family found a
Numbers of Food Insecure Increase as Inventory Levels Decrease
The operations of the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank were nothing of the ordinary for the month of April. During normal operations the Food Bank serves an average of 100,000 people a year
An Inside Look at How Distributions Are Being Established During COVID-19
As the need increases in our service area, the Food Bank is finding new ways to distribute food directly to those in need. Under normal operations, the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank is
“Banking on BR” benefits the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank
Update 6/1/2020: Thanks to The Guaranty Foundation, GMFS Mortgage and Baton Rouge community members, the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank can provide up to 375,228 members to those in need. With a donation of $125,076,
UNDERSTANDING THE COVID-19 IMPACT TO YOUR FOOD BANK
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
NATIONAL GUARD RESPONDS TO FOOD BANK SERVICE NEEDS
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