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Student-run nonprofit Asha’s Food Bank provides pet food to animal shelters
Shefali and Maya Desai, age 17 and 14, respectively, founded Asha’s Food Bank in November. The nonprofit takes its namesake from their dog, Asha, a female chihuahua mix they adopted from Citizens for ...
Seed program to benefit region
Savers Exchange, The Buffalo Seed Company, Territorial Seed Company, Burpee Seeds and other local retailers. The total seed ...
Tyler Morning Telegraph5d
East Texas Food Bank receives 42,000 pounds of food from The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints
The East Texas Food Bank received 42,000 pounds of mixed goods on Wednesday. The food, amounting to 25 pallets, was donated ...
FOX 7 Austin KTBC6d
Galindo Elementary opens food pantry for community with help from Central Texas Food Bank
AUSTIN, Texas - Galindo Elementary School in Austin ISD has opened a food pantry with the help of the Central Texas Food Bank ...
The Victoria Advocate14d
Founder of local food bank remembered for dedication to fighting food insecurity
After her death on Friday, Amelia Lechuga’s legacy lives on not just through the food bank but through the acts of service ...
The Oklahoman15d
These volunteers are a vital pillar for Oklahoma's food bank
Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma volunteer Stephen Kage said he was happy to hear later the woman received emergency utility assistance after he reported her crisis to the food bank. Kage, of Oklahoma ...
KRDO16d
Houston Community College Southeast Receives Prestigious Neighborhood Builders Award from Bank of America
At a recent HCC Board meeting, Rick Jaramillo, Houston Market Executive, and Patti Abshire, Senior Vice President, Community Relations Manager for Bank of America, officially presented the award ...
Houston Chronicle20d
A food bank netted a huge haul of 13,000 fresh salmon. The catch? The fish were still alive
“It’s a little bit different,” Kohler said during a break. “In the past, my volunteer work with the food bank has been sorting carrots or peppers, or gleaning out in the field.” LocalCoho is a startup ...
Observer-Reporter22d
Food bank seeking more volunteers as demand increases
But the food bank is struggling to find enough helping hands to serve them. The nonprofit said the need after the holidays is significant every year, but has been especially severe since winter ...
The Herald-Standard22d
Food bank seeking more volunteers as demand increases
She said the greatest need for volunteers is in the food bank’s on-site pantry, The Market, during business hours Monday through Friday. The food bank is short about 75 of the close to 500 ...
Houston Chronicle24d
Houston’s suburbs are among the fastest growing in the country. So why are there so many food deserts?
The Houston Food Bank lobbies for tax incentives that would draw big box grocery stores to food deserts, Byers said, but so far, the incentives haven’t been aggressive enough to woo stores such ...
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Women in Business Volunteers Boost Food Bank Operations in Grand Junction
A special event at the Food Bank of the Rockies brought together Women in Business for an engaging afternoon of community service. Volunteers sorted and packed thousands of pounds of food before ...