Welcome to our website! On this website you will find information about the Food Bank of Iowa, its' partner agencies and learn how you can join the fight to allevitate hunger in Central Iowa.

The Food Bank of Iowa believes that no one deserves to be hungry. Since 1982, we've been securing donated food for our non-profit partner agencies to distribute to hungry Iowans. As a non-profit food bank, our primary role is to provide food to the charitable agencies offering direct service to hungry Iowans. In fiscal year ending 6/30/2009, the Food Bank of Iowa channeled 5,103,762 pounds of donated food to these agencies.

Take the Pound for Pound Challenge and help us “Lose nationally. Feed locally.” Visit http://www.pfpchallenge.com/ to sign up today. Pound for Pound, we can fight hunger in our community!

Hunger in America 2010 A landmark study by the Food Bank of Iowa and Feeding America, the nation's largest domestic hunger relief organization, reports that more than 76,100 different people, including 27,396 children receive emergency food each year through the Food Bank of Iowa. The findings represent a 30 percent increase since the findings reported 4 years ago.   Learn more by clicking the links below.   Hunger in America 2010: Highlights   Hunger in America 2010: Full Report