2017 Iowa Hunger Directory 2017 Edition | Page 5

Table of Contents Part One: Stories of Iowans Fighting Hunger Lutheran Services of Iowa Global Greens (4/29/2017) 2017 World Food Prize Programs (4/29/2017) Mitchellville Crock-Pot Pilot Program (2/28/2017) Eggs Lead to Partnership and Collaboration in Iowa (1/31/2017) Summer Feeding: Help Ensure that No Child Goes Hungry this Summer (1/31/2017) United Way Corporate Giving Gardens (12/21/2016) Food Recovery and Rescue (11/10/2016) The Tenth Annual World Food Prize Iowa Hunger Summit (7/13/2016) Biofortification Pioneers Win 2016 World Food Prize For Fight Against Malnutrition (6/29/2016) Collaborative Hunger Initiatives: Networks and Coalitions in Iowa (5/26/2016) Panera Bread of Iowa and its Customers Raise over $30,000 (4/20/2016) Boone Students Catalyze Community Hunger Network (4/20/2016) Senator Joni Ernst, Smallholder Farmer Olga Tumax Honor Women in Agriculture at the Hall of Laureates (4/7/2016) Midwest Dairy Council Supporting Iowa Schools to Reduce Stigma, Increase Access to Breakfast (3/22/2016) Initiative, Collaboration, Relationships form Sioux City Recipe for Alleviating Hunger in Secondary Schools (3/9/2016) Summer Food Service Program Keeps Kids Fed when School’s Out (2/10/2017) Secretary Vilsack, Central College Fight Hunger through MLK Day Program (1/26/2017) Johnson County Hunger Taskforce Releases Guide to Free Neighborhood Meals (12/2/2015) Meal Packaging Events come with Built-in Benefits for Volunteers (10/29/2015) Recent Initiatives Highlight Power of Collaboration (9/22/2015) September is Hunger Action Month in Iowa (9/1/2015) Using Systems Thinking to Build Hunger Free Communities (9/1/2015) Central Iowa Hospitality Industry Partnership Fights Hunger, Homelessness (8/5/2015) Spencer’s Feed Our Children Initiative Shares Best Practices for School Backpack Programs (7/23/2015) 2015 World Food Prize Laureate Leading a Generation out of Poverty (7/1/2015) Iowa Homeless Symposium Resources Now Online (7/1/2015) Gardens and Food Pantries are Sharing the Harvest (6/12/2015) Summer Food Service Program Nourishes Iowa Youth (6/12/2015) I-35 Middle School Students Fill Backpacks with Food for Community Members in Need (5/20/2015) Workforce Development Program Quadruples Wages, puts $3 million back into Iowa Economy (5/20/2015) Iowa Elementary School Students are Paying it Forward with Heifer International (5/6/2015) Iowa High School Students Receive National Honors for Confronting Hunger through Social Enterprises (5/6/2015) Iowa Nonprofit Launches Innovative RAGBRAI Fundraiser (4/14/2015) Underused Tax Credit Rewards Iowa’s Growers for Fresh Food Donations (4/14/2015) Schools Reduce Food Waste, Improve Menus through “No Thank You” Box (3/13/2015) Emmetsburg Borlaug Scholars Research and Combat Hunger (3/13/2015) 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 36 37 39 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 Honduran Farmer Shares his Story with Iowa Partners (2/25/2015) Growing Dome Project Supports Year-Round Gardening and Vocational Training (2/25/2015) Inspired by Iowa Youth Institute, Boone Students Continue Fight Against Hunger (2/12/2015) Corporate – Nonprofit Partnership Rescues over Two Million Pounds of Food (2/12/2015) Iowa Hunger Fighters Draft Sports Fans through the Souper Bowl of Caring (1/29/2015) Rescued Food Helps Feed Muscatine’s Hungry (1/15/2015) Iowa CROP Walks Raise over $400,000 to Combat World Hunger in 2014 (12/18/2014) Over 200 Iowans Discuss “Women Doing Democracy” (12/18/2014) Successful Discussion Series Provides Lessons for Organizing Community Conversations (12/9/2014) Food Banks at the Center of Hunger Efforts (11/20/2014) Iowa President, Humanitarian Hero Honored in West Branch (11/3/2014) Food for Thought Meetings Tackle Food Insecurity in North-Central Iowa (9/30/2014) Donations from Ag Youth Benefit Iowa Food Pantries (9/30/2014) 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 65 66 67