Food Banks at the Center of Hunger Efforts
November 20, 2014
Being a resource on hunger issues in the community has helped us to increase awareness and be a strong
voice for the people we serve. The Food Bank can’t do what we do alone, it takes all of us. We have strived to
not only provide food but to be a resource to educate the community that hunger does exist.
As a result of this work, when it comes to hunger related issues and
research, the community calls the Food Bank. When we have a
volunteer need, the community answers our call. Giving the
community facts, information and ways to help make a difference
on how the community will respond. We have spent a lot of time
letting the community know what we do and marketing our mission
and the resources we have to assist in reducing food insecurity in
northeast Iowa. The community wants to help and we have
provided them a venue for helping. As a result, more resources are
gathered so we can provide more programs and make a difference.
The Northeast Iowa Food Bank continues to provide the best service we can to the community and those in
need. We are only limited by the resources we are given. From starting as a food pantry providing a few
thousand pounds of food to becoming a hunger relief organization that provides food to many and hunger
education to the community, we continue to strive to live out our mission. We want to provide as much
information as we can to the community and continue to be the resource on the hunger issue in northeast
Iowa. In doing so, those who need food and who need assistance will have it because we were able to be a
resource for them.”
More information about the eight Food Ba nks serving Iowa is available through the Iowa Hunger Directory.
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