With the pandemic still in full force, the Kansas Food Bank finds itself working hard to ensure the food needs of our hungry neighbors are met each and every day.
We have a fantastic network of partner agencies that work tirelessly alongside us. To them we are ever so grateful.
To the many donors who have answered the call and helped us with funding, we want to extend a heartfelt Thank You!
While we do not know what the months ahead will bring, please know we are here to answer the call and will continue doing all we can to get through these unprecedented times.
That is all shoppers need to do. From there, donations will be distributed to the Kansas Food Bank on a quarterly basis. (Just a note, you do have to re-enroll every February!)
The Kansas Food Bank will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 26 & 27. We will resume operations on Monday, November 30th.
Thanksgiving Meals are available at the following locations on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday November 26, 2020:
Bethel Life Center will have a drive-thru distribution of to-go Thanksgiving meals at 3777 S. Meridian Ave, from 10 am – 2 pm while supply lasts. Please call 522-7148 for more information.
First Presbyterian Church invites you to be their guest for a traditional to-go Thanksgiving meal at no charge from 12 – 1 pm at 324 N. Baltimore in Derby, KS. Must RSVP by calling 316-788-2831 by Nov. 25th.
The Lord’s Diner will serve “to go” meals for the Thanksgiving Day Dinner, November 26th at both locations, 520 N. Broadway and 2825 S. Hillside from 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm.
To go meals will also be available through the food trucks at the following locations:
Atwater Neighborhood Resource Center, 2755 E. 19th St, 4-6 pm – To-Go meals
Evergreen Neighborhood Resource Center, 2700 N. Woodland – near 27th and Arkansas, 4-5pm – To-Go meals
Hilltop Community Center, 1329 S. Terrace, 4-6 pm – To-Go meals
Please call 266-4966 if you need additional information.
With school starting, we are very honored to announce the following Foundation Grants received for our Food 4 Kids weekend backpack program. We expect to serve over 6,000 children every Friday with this program.
UnitedHealthcare has awarded $1 million in Empowering Health grants to seven community-based organizations in Kansas to expand access to care and address the social determinants of health for uninsured individuals and underserved communities. The Kansas Food Bank is one of those recipients.
The Kansas Food Bank received $250,000 to purchase a refrigerated semi-truck trailer, provide a walk-in cooler for a food pantry in rural Western Kansas to serve as a fresh food hub for other food pantries in the region, expand the agency’s mobile pantry program into rural Central Kansas counties, and provide emergency food boxes and shelf-stable meals for food insecure individuals and families.
Other organizations in Kansas that received grant awards include:
Mid-America Regional Council in Kansas City
Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas
Johnson County Mental Health Center
Valeao Behavioral Health in Topeka
Just Food in Douglas County
Harvesters in Northeast Kansas
In total, UnitedHealthcare is donating $12.3 million through Empowering Health grants across 21 states. UnitedHealthcare launched its Empowering Health commitment in 2018.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Mobile Hygiene Pantry is on hold. We will reopen as soon as we can to maintain compliance with state guidelines. 
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