DES MOINES, Iowa — Food banks and pantries in Iowa will get some extra help to see them through the expected increased demand brought on by a pause in SNAP benefits due to the government shutdown.

Hundreds of thousands of Iowans will not receive food assistance benefits beginning Nov. 1 as the federal government shutdown continues. Iowa food bank leaders have warned that they face an ...

Iowa has implemented new restrictions on what can be purchased with SNAP benefits, aiming to encourage healthier eating ...

A senior at Ames High School is making a difference in her community by creating grab-and-go meal kits for families in need.

Gov. Kim Reynolds says she has ordered the Iowa National Guard to prepare to distribute food to hungry Iowans around the state and that Iowa will match $1 million in donations to local food banks as ...

In a survey, families who participated in the state-run Healthy Kids Iowa program say they would choose the federal Summer ...

The Iowa Pork Producers Association, in partnership with Fareway Stores, Inc., delivered $20,000 worth of ground pork to six regional food banks across Iowa and western Nebraska as part of an ongoing ...

(Photo courtesy of Des Moines Area Religious Council Food Pantry) Iowa’s six regional food banks have received enough donations this month to trigger the $1 million in state funding Governor Reynolds ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - About 38,000 servings of ground pork will soon be on the shelves of six Iowa food banks, thanks to the Iowa Pork Producers Association. The Food Bank of Siouxland was one of six ...

(Photo courtesy of Des Moines Area Religious Council food pantry) Food pantries around the state say there’s been a surge in demand as federal SNAP benefits are delayed. Craig Gordy is with the ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa Capitol Bureau) - An Iowa food program is helping food banks meet high demand by partnering with hunters to turn donated venison into meals. The HUSH program, or Help ...