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Handy with a Hammer and Saw, Eagle Scout Renovates Oklahoma Nun’s Food Bank

A boy scout and his family were volunteering at a local food pantry when he realized the outdoor seating was in need of a...

Texas Food Bank Builds Housing for the People Who Need Their Food–Right Next Door

A food bank in a fast-growing Texas community is building affordable housing next to its bank, to ensure people who have to juggle food...

Boy Who Started Food Bank in his Shed Now Opens Holiday ‘Gift Bank’ for Hundreds of Poor Kids

Last year, GNN reported on the kind heart of 11-year-old Isaac Winfield, who opened a food bank in his garden shed to help the...

Iowa Teen Has Donated 7,000 Pounds of Produce from Her Own Garden to Food Banks: ‘A really good feeling’

When Iowa teen Lauren Schroeder showed up to a community food drive during COVID, she didn't see a lot that actually nourished people—just a...

Taylor Swift is a Hero to Food Banks Across the U.S. at Each Stop of Her Eras Tour

Economists told CNN recently that Taylor Swift's Eras Tour is becoming such a massive phenomenon that it's having demonstrable impacts on the US economy...

Kindhearted Boy Used His Birthday Money to Start a Food Bank in His Garden Shed

A kind-hearted 11-year-old boy used his own birthday money to launch a foodbank service which he runs from his garden shed. Isaac Winfield fills bags...

They’ve Collected 20 Million Pounds of Food From People Who are Moving—And Delivered it to Food Banks

A New Jersey moving company has sparked an initiative capitalizing on the amount of food left behind in clients' fridges in order to help...

Tennessee Teen Raises Thousands of Dollars For Food Banks By Making and Selling His Own Vanilla – WATCH

Vanilla is the salt of the dessert world—it enhances the flavors of all the other ingredients that go into a dish. No wonder it's...

Washington Man Rescues 2.4 Million Pounds of Farmers’ Crops Going to Waste, Gets Them to Food Banks Across State

The Washington state nonprofit EastWest Food Rescue delivers truckloads of food that would be thrown out to food banks in western cities like Seattle.

MIT Scientists Design Autonomous UV Robot That Can Disinfect Boston Food Bank in Just 30 Minutes

The robot, designed by the CSAIL robotics team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, could soon be used in factories and supermarkets, too.

Kroger Buys and Redirects Dairy Farmers’ Excess Milk, Sending 50,000 Gallons Per Month to Food Banks

Though it’s difficult for food banks to stock this item, nutrient-dense milk is one of the most-often requested items. Now, in these critical times,...

Missouri Deer Hunters Donate 350,000 Pounds of Venison to Food Banks Across the State

Missouri’s Share the Harvest program, a goodwill mission that allows Missouri deer hunters to donate part, if not all, of their catch to charity,...

When Homeless Man Finds $17,000 Outside of Food Bank, He Turns It In So It Can Help Feed Others

Kevin Booth could have just taken the cash and run – but instead, he turned it in to the food bank volunteers so they could use it to help other people.

POWWOW Diverts 30 Million Pounds of Produce Annually From Landfill to Food Banks

About four billion dollars worth of produce is imported from Mexico every year at the border of Nogales, Arizona, for distribution around the U.S....

Big-hearted 4-year-old Asks for Food Bank Donations Instead of Presents

"Owen Walker was so touched when his mum, Laura, told him that not all children are fortunate enough to get hot meals that he...
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Muslim Groups are Putting Their Faith in Food Banks to Help the Poor

Ali Jawad, a 22-year-old business student and regular volunteer at a Muslim food bank in London, sees a constant stream of people picking up...
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Sacramento’s Farm-to-Fork Food Bank Changes Lives

The Sacramento Food Bank used to hand out bags of processed foods, carbohydrate-laden government commodities and day-old breads and sweets. One day five years...
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Food Bank Shortages Lead To Innovation

Food banks around the country are trying to keep their shelves stocked as more people in the U.S. struggle to get enough to eat....
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Tyson Foods Donates One Million Pounds of Boneless Chicken to Food Banks

Tyson Foods, one of the largest food production companies in the US, has donated one million pounds of boneless chicken to 37 food banks...
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Random Act of Kindness for 93 Dollars Sparks $100,000 In Donations To Food Bank

When Jenni Ware found herself unable to locate her wallet as she stood in front of the cash register at Trader Joe's market, a...