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The Idaho Foodbank

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Mission: Nourish, Educate, and Advocate to Support Thriving, Food-Secure Communities Across Idaho.

Results: The Idaho Foodbank is an independent, donor-supported, nonprofit organization. It is the largest statewide distributor of free food assistance in Idaho. The Idaho Foodbank was established in 1984 and since that time has distributed millions of pounds of nutritious food through its facilities in Lewiston, Meridian, and Pocatello. In the last fiscal year, The Foodbank provided food for more than 21.8 million meals to Idahoans living with food insecurity. The Foodbank distributes food through a network of more than 400 partners including schools, food pantries, senior centers, feeding sites, shelters, mobile pantries, and churches. Recognizing the crucial connection between hunger and health, The Idaho Foodbank focuses on providing nutritious food and collaborates with community organizations to promote nutrition education, wellness resources, and healthy living.

Programs: The Idaho Foodbank, established in 1984, is an independent nonprofit 501(c) (3) organization with warehouses in Boise, Lewiston and Pocatello. It is the largest hunger relief organization and the largest distributor of free food assistance in Idaho. Food distribution is made possible by generous donors, thousands of volunteers and a network of more than 400 community distribution partners that receive food from the Foodbank’s warehouses and distribute it directly to people in need. Our partners include food pantries, senior centers, rescue missions, community kitchens and other feeding programs. The Foodbank also provides direct service through programs such as the Mobile Pantry, the Backpack Program, and School Pantry. It also offers Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters, a national program that teaches low-income families how to get more food for their money and better nourishment from those foods.

Community Stories

5 Stories from Volunteers, Donors & Supporters

Mike L Donor 10/16/2012

Rating: 5

10/16/2012

I have been associated with the Idaho Foodbank for over 15 years. They operate efficiently and with great heart.

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Mike L Donor 11/02/2011

Rating: 5

11/02/2011

"Community Member" is dead wrong. There is no charge to pantries to gain access to donated food. I was on the board of IFB for many years and seen how they have given panrtries access to food and taken food to communities that had no pantries. They have donated freezers and refigerators to pantries to increase their capacity to keep food fresh. The IFB has been in business for over 25 years. I can't imagine where Comm Member is getting their information.

richardclark72 Volunteer 06/01/2012

Rating: 4

06/01/2012

My wife and I went to the repack french fry event and it was great. People were nice and everything was well organized. We ha

Community Member General Member of the Public 08/15/2011

Rating: 1

08/15/2011

This charity doesn't actually feed the hungry - they are strictly a warehouse that stores and then charges nonprofit entities that deal directly with the hungry people for the food that is donated by the community. So when they say they have "fed the hungry" they have not..........they have simply taken the food that in the past has been directly to social service entities and pantries and now "store" it. This has hurt the social service entities as now they have to deal with the Idaho FoodBank to get their pantries filled in order to feed the hungry.

Julie Volunteer 11/25/2009

Rating: 5

11/25/2009

This is a great organization that uses its donations very wisely and does a great job of feeding the hungry in Idaho. Everyone at the organization is very helpful and will do anything they can to help with food drives.

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