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 Our Programs
COVID UpdateWith 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. We are all in this together! Community Rewards from Dillons
Many people have asked us if the Kansas Food Bank is part of the new Dillons Community Rewards program and the answer is yes! Our number is UK853 or you may simply search for Kansas Food Bank. A customer must have 3 things to register and begin supporting KANSAS FOOD BANK:
TO ENROLL IN THE COMMUNITY REWARDS PROGRAM:
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!)
Mobile Hygiene Pantry Ready to Roll
The Kansas Food Bank deploys its Mobile Hygiene Pantry the third Saturday of every month. ****We distribute at the Lord’s Diner South Location**** The Lord’s Diner, 2825 S Hillside Distribution time is 9 am to 10:30 am. Guests will be asked to provide their address and number of household members. Limit of 1 visit per household. For more information please contact Debi Kreutzman at 316-265-3663.  Kansas Food Bank BlogMatching Opportunity for Food 4 Kids No Comments »
 Our generous friends at Cargill have stepped up with our LARGEST matching gift opportunity ever – $150,000! This means your gift to fight childhood hunger through the Kansas Food Bank’s Food 4 Kids program will DOUBLE now through midnight, December 31, 2020! You can help us reach the match here! Thank you for helping provide weekend food to chronically hungry children. Food 4 Kids Grants Received
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. Arby’s Foundation$8,500 Fredonia Area Community Foundation $2,000 Cloud County Community Foundation $2,000 Heartland Community Foundation: Ellis, Rooks and Trego Counties $5,000 Hutchinson Community Foundation $5,000 McPherson Community Foundation $5,000 Salina Community Foundation $5,000 Scott Community Foundation $2,000 Western Kansas Community Foundation $5,000 Your Community Foundation, Iola $2,000 Kansas Food Bank Received $250,000 Grant from United Healthcare
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:
In total, UnitedHealthcare is donating $12.3 million through Empowering Health grants across 21 states. UnitedHealthcare launched its Empowering Health commitment in 2018. |
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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. 
