Sentences with phrase «community food banks»

Unlike many community food banks, the Harry Chapin Food Bank joins forces with its partners to buy food in bulk and then prepare and distribute meals to families in need.

This means ensuring funding for programs like KIDCO, JTED, and JobPath; building a stronger public transit system; and supporting local partners like community food banks, who work each day to provide resources to those who need it most.

In fact, most community food banks report summer as the busiest time, suggesting that it is a time of real struggle for families.

We also engage employees in our goal to create 3 billion Better Days by giving them 45,000 volunteer days to use at local community food banks, community farms and breakfast programs.

The campaign, which included more than 230 MGA retail members, 15 vendor partners and several Minnesota community food banks, raised enough money and food to provide nearly 3 million meals to families across the state, Faribault Foods says.

Low - income residents select free bread and produce at the Community Food Bank of New Jersey on August 28, 2015 in Egg Harbor, New Jersey.

Plus it also provides summer camps and serves as a community food bank.

The Hunger Walk / Run — an annual 5K walk and «fun run» founded in 1984 — is operated by the Atlanta Community Food Bank to raise awareness and critical funds for local hunger relief.

In December 2010, the store co-sponsored a food drive benefitting the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma that brought in more than 28,000 pounds of food.

The Tulsa, Okla. - based Community Food Bank is a private, nonprofit organization that distributes food and other grocery items to 450 partner programs in 24 counties.

In addition, We Sell Restaurants donated an additional $ 1,500 to the Atlanta Community Food Bank since more than 15 volunteers helped with the effort.

As part of IFA's Franchising Gives Back effort, the IFA Women's Franchise Network Atlanta Chapter recently volunteered at the Atlanta Community Food Bank on Nov. 4 from 1 to 4 p.m. Volunteers from Shane's Rib Shack, We Sell Restaurants, Any Lab Test Now, Adfinitely and Loud & Clear PR helped the non-profit organization inspect, sort and package food for those in need.

Or maybe a monthly grocery shop for your community food bank would be a great way for your whole family to get involved in making a difference.

Work at a community food bank or soup kitchen as a family.

Then her father told her about a new program at the Irving Park Community Food Bank called Express Stamps, a 15 - minute process that let her sign up for temporary food stamps, right in her own neighborhood, without the bureaucrats.

«Community food bank study dispels belief healthy diets are costly: Research shows that such diets are less costly when compared to the cheapest USDA - recommended diet.»

Research conducted by The Miriam Hospital and The Rhode Island Community Food Bank demonstrated that — contrary to popular belief — healthy diets rich in fruits and vegetables are affordable.

That effort led to collaboration between The Miriam Hospital and the Rhode Island Community Food Bank to develop a six - week cooking program research protocol aimed at improving food security — or the ability to afford adequate food — for food pantry clients by using plant - based olive oil diet recipes.

Andrew Schiff, CEO, Rhode Island Community Food Bank, a researcher on the study, said, «Our goal is to provide those we serve with the most nutritious food possible and help them prepare healthy meals, understanding that the household budget is limited.»

Last month, AEO corporate employees volunteered at the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank as part of our partnership with Feeding America.

On Saturday, October 25th, ChristianMingle.com, Echo Ministires and Atlanta Community Food Bank are joining forces to host a charitable event while cultivating a soul - stirring social experience for Christian singles in greater Atlanta.

Antonio Mena / Courtesy of Alameda County Community Food Bank hide caption

To answer the question, she showed a documentary called A Place at the Table about hunger in America, organized a field trip to a local sustainable farm, and set up a volunteer partnership with the Alameda County Community Food Bank.

And a mobile food pantry provided by the Alameda County Community Food Bank comes by the school once a month.

Student leaders oversee partnerships with eight local organizations, nonprofits such as Atlanta Community Food Bank, Boys & Girls Club of Atlanta and Habitat for Humanity.

Chrysler Group LLC and the Chrysler Foundation have joined forces with United Way for Southeastern Michigan (UWSEM) and Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan to provide local children with the nutrition they deserve while also spreading awareness of summer food programs.

The Food Bank Network of Somerset County In an effort to support those less fortunate in our community The Food Bank Network of Somerset County hosts a network of local pantries in Somerset County.

The Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma is the largest, private hunger - relief organization in eastern Oklahoma, providing food and other donated product to 450 Partner Programs in 24 counties of eastern Oklahoma and more than 346,000 meals to hungry Oklahomans each week.

Representing each agency for the check presentations on Thursday will be Eileen Bradshaw, Executive Director of the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma; Kacie Frazier, Program Director at The Children's Hospital Foundation; Bob Poteet, Trustee of the Oklahoma Animal Care Foundation Board; Terrie Correll, CEO & President at the Tulsa Zoo Foundation; and Bryan Day, CEO of 12 & 12.

More than 140 golfers came out in support of The Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma, The Children's Hospital at Saint Francis, the Oklahoma Animal Care Foundation, the Tulsa Zoo and 12 & 12.

I was honored to be invited to participate in the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma's Drive to Fight Hunger when I was asked to help promote their efforts and pose with the «Fork.»

Hopelink — Kirkland / Northshore (425-889-7880) Canyon Hills Community Church Food Bank / Bothell (425-488-4121) Woodinville Storehouse (425-483-5252) Maltby Food Bank (360-668-7900) Monroe - Sky Valley Food Bank (360-794-7959) Mill Creek Food Bank (425-582-5154) The Doney Clinic at Union Gospel Mission Carol Rowe Memorial Food Bank / Edmonds (425-778-5833) Salvation Army Food Bank Snohomish Community Food Bank (360-568-7993) Homage Senior Services of Snohomish County (425-355-1112)

DF2FM quickly grew, and in September of 2010 DF2FM set up independent office space and began a distribution partnership with Community Food Bank.

In an effort to keep pets in their home, Lake Norman Humane offers a community food bank.

Check with your local community food bank.

Smithfield Foods Donates More Than 34,000 Pounds of Protein to Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank

Is there a community food bank in your area?

Local organizations supported include Assistance League of Columbia Pacific, Cannon Beach Children's Center, Lunch Buddy Mentoring Program and South County Community Food Bank.

We will be working with the staff to donate any leftover meals to the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and the Jubilee Soup Kitchen, send used cooking oil to be converted into biodiesel fuel, and donate extra event give - a-ways to local organizations.

* «Since 1977, Gleaners Community Food Bank has grown from distributing just one or two million pounds of food a year to more than 28 million pounds annually, equivalent to over 60,000 meals per day.»

DTE Energy have offered over 100 acres (40 hectares) of land to the Gleaners Community Food Bank * for use as garden plots or allotments, so «one of the oldest food banks in the United States» can grow food to feed the hungry.

VIREB staff donated several bags and boxes of food to Loaves & Fishes Community Food Bank in Nanaimo, as well as $ 728 to the New Hope Centre.

Devereaux, along with his customers and friends, helped the community food bank by donating a turkey for every house he has sold for the last 17 years.

She served on the Programs Committee for two years on the board, and currently sits on the Board of Directors for the Smiths Falls Community Food Bank, as well as the Committee of Adjustment for the Town of Smiths Falls.

Grey is also a big supporter of the Children's Miracle Foundation and Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank.

The annual event benefits The Community Food Bank of New Jersey's «Move For Hunger» program, which is dedicated to helping fight the nation's growing hunger problem.

NEW JERSEY — On Friday, July 13, NAIOP New Jersey will team up with the Community Food Bank (CFB) of New Jersey to host a food drive and volunteer day.

Not exact matches

For example, each store in the Whole Foods Market chain donates food to area food banks and shelters and holds community giving days during which 5 percent of net sales are donated to a local nonprofit.

In addition, when we garden with others, and when we further enhance this activity through developing a community garden or donating some of our bounty to a food bank, we feel a sense of belonging; we bond with our peers — which in turn can lead to supportive, collaborative, and nourishing relationships, both personal and professional; and we tap into a sense of meaning and purpose in life, by helping out those in need.

Throughout the year and into the new year, Starbucks and its partners will continue to give good in many ways, from donating unsold food to local food banks through Starbucks FoodShare program to youth training and job hiring programs, to its commitment to hiring veterans and military spouses, to connecting with the community every day in Starbucks stores.