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A Little Bit of Data Goes a Long Way

One food bank is looking into providing people with gas cards or discounts on car repairs so they can more easily get to food pantries located far away. Another food bank has rolled out compassion training to pantry volunteers to ensure clients don’t feel judged. Another is trying to nail…

Food is Medicine Gets a Boost from HHS Dept.

Feeding America shared center stage with Instacart and Rockefeller Foundation today as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced partnerships with all three entities to advance the use of nutritious food to improve public health at its first-ever Food is Medicine Summit. The three organizations are not working…

Pantry Stands Out with Electric Van

Like many food pantries, Daily Bread Food Pantry in Danbury, Conn. was recently given the opportunity to apply for a grant to increase its ability to distribute food. With Connecticut Foodshare making sizable grants available, Peter Kent, Executive Director of Daily Bread, figured that plenty of pantries across the state…

Partner Insight: Food Banks Relying on Proven Solution to Increase Fresh, Healthy Food Access

Fresh, healthy, and accessible food is an issue across North America. And when it comes to food banks, they need better tools to serve their community where they live, work, and play.  That’s why food banks are launching mobile produce market programs with help of The Farmers’ Truck. Their mobile…