Iowa Food Bank Association Helps Fight Childhood Hunger
Iowa Food Bank Association’s six Feeding America food banks are actively working to help children throughout the summer and as they return to school. This work is critical as Gov. Kim Reynolds has until August 15 to determine the 2025 Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children (Summer EBT),…
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Hunger in Iowa Is On the Rise
New data from Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap shows that the number of Iowans facing food insecurity is rising as more than 344,000 Iowans face hunger. That means 10.8% of Iowans are facing hunger
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Gov. Reynolds issues Proclamation of Disaster Emergency for 3 counties in HACAP service area impacted by severe weather
Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a disaster emergency proclamation for 17 additional counties in response to severe weather that occurred on May 21. The governor's proclamation allows state resources to be utilized to respond to and recover from the effects of this severe weather and activates the Iowa…
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HACAP Food Reservoir, Bloomsbury Farm set to reveal 2024 corn maze design May 10th
HACAP Food Reservoir and Bloomsbury Farm will be holding a ribbon cutting ceremony May 10th at 1:30 PM at Bloomsbury Farm to reveal the design for Bloomsbury's annual corn maze, which will feature local food bank, HACAP Food Reservoir, in an effort to raise more awareness surrounding food insecurity…
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WIC program celebrates 50 years of compassion and care
WIC is administered in all 50 states, 33 Indian Tribal Organizations, the District of Columbia, and 5 U.S. Territories with roughly 10,000 provider clinics that serve nearly 6.7 million women, infants and children who currently participate.
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