Food Bank of Iowa’s Ottumwa Location Receives Top Rating for Food Safety Inspection
Food Bank of Iowa’s Ottumwa Location Receives Top Rating for Food Safety Inspection
To ensure the highest standards of food safety, Feeding America requires member food banks to meet rigorous American Institute of Baking International (AIB) standards. AIB food safety standards fall into five categories: cleaning, food safety, maintenance, operations and pest control. …
https://foodbankiowa.org/news/food-bank-of-iowas-ottumwa-location-receives-top-rating-for-food-safety-inspection/Thank You from DeAnna
As the pandemic continues to disrupt lives and livelihoods, people across Iowa are facing huge challenges. Among them is DeAnna’s family, who encountered deepening hardship after a divorce made hers a single-income family. “Rent was 50 percent of my…
https://foodbankiowa.org/iowans-weve-helped/thank-you-from-deanna/Heartfelt Thanks from a Grateful Grandfather
After 23 years in law enforcement, Jack had looked forward to retirement. With two children, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, he was sure his golden years would be filled with family and fun. Then COVID-19 stormed into our world, closing…
https://foodbankiowa.org/iowans-weve-helped/heartfelt-thanks-from-a-grateful-grandfather/Supporting Their Neighbors: All in the Family
For Susan and her parents, Jim and Mary, supporting the Food Bank of Iowa is a family affair! Susan explained that their ongoing support for the Food Bank started with the desire to volunteer as a family. Susan says, “It…
https://foodbankiowa.org/iowans-who-help/supporting-their-neighbors-all-in-the-family/Bringing Hope to Iowa’s Veterans
To Charles, your kind support places you up there with all the other heroes who are at work on the front lines of the pandemic. That’s because you’re “helping families and people who don’t have a job and can’t afford…
https://foodbankiowa.org/iowans-weve-helped/bringing-hope-to-iowas-veterans/Food Bank of Iowa Receives an Increase in USDA Farmers to Families Food Boxes to help Feed Iowans
The resource is set to continue through February, with possibilities for extension. This month, Food Bank of Iowa began receiving their fifth round of food boxes through the USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box program. Compared to four previous…
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