Saturday, October 30, 2021 kicked off our annual Harvest of Hope event with KWCH 12 Eyewitness News and Dillons! Harvest of Hope helps raise funds for the Kansas Food Bank as we go into the busy holiday season.
Dillons has three easy ways to give:
Make a donation at the register with a round-up, $1, $5, or $10 donation.
Share your spare change at the register in the coinboxes
With Pickup, simply search “donation” on the Dillons app to add a donation to your pick-up order.
Dillons is bringing hope to the table this Holiday Season! You can also share hope for our Kansas neighbors this year at kansasfoodbank.org/donate.
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!)
Our generous friends at Cargill are once again matching gifts to our Food 4 Kids program – up to $100,000!
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, 2021! Should we exceed the match amount, your gift will still be used to provide weekend food packets for chronically hungry children.
You can help us reach the match here! Thank you for helping us provide weekend meals for kids who need them the most.
The Kansas Food is sponsoring two mobile food distributions in Wichita each month.
The first Friday of every month is at Evergreen Neighborhood Community Resource Center, 2700 N Woodland, starting at 1:00 p.m.
The last Friday of every month is at Progressive Missionary Baptist Church, 2725 E 25th St, starting at 1:00 p.m. There will not be a mobile at Progressive MBC in November or December. Mobiles will resume in January.
Mobile food pantries are held drive-thru method and are made possible by very generous donors. Guests are asked to provide the total number of people in their household along with the number of seniors and kids.
The Kansas Food Bank, along with our partner pantries host produce distributions on Saturdays.
1st Saturday of the month: His Helping Hands, 1441 E 37th St N. 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 or until produce is gone.
2nd Saturday of the month: Iglesia La Resurrección, 2345 N Park Place, 7:00 am to 8:30 am.
3rd Saturday of the month: Bread of Life, 1301 E Galena, 11:30 am until produce is gone.
4th Saturday of the month: Currently no distribution – We are looking for a new partner to help with this project!
5th Saturday of the month: Any time a month has five Saturdays we are at HealthCore, 2707 E 21st St N. 9:00 am to 10:30 am or until produce is gone.
One of the ways we help seniors is with the Commodity Supplemental Food Program. This program is for low income seniors in specific counties. Seniors must apply for the program. Once approved, they will receive a monthly food box.
Currently the program is offered via the Kansas Food Bank in the following counties: Barber, Barton, Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford, Decatur, Ellis, Ellsworth, Geary, Graham, Hodgeman, Kearny, Kiowa, Labette, Lyon, Marion, Mitchell, Montgomery, Morris, Osborne, Pawnee, Phillips, Russell, Saline, Seward and Sherman.
HOW OLD DOES A SENIOR HAVE TO BE? Must be age 60 or older to participate.
HOW DO I FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION? 316-265-3663 ask for DEBI
WHAT DOES A SENIOR NEED TO APPLY? • Valid driver’s license or state ID for everyone in your household • Proof of Address – utility bill, lease rental agreement, bank statement • Proof of income – pay stubs for the past 30 days or a social security statement, unemployment and any retirement information such pension received. (unfortunately we cannot accept copies of bank statements)
WHAT FOODS ARE PROVIDED TO PARTICIPANTS? Food packages include a variety of foods, such as nonfat dry and ultra high temperature fluid milk, juice, farina, oats, ready-to-eat cereal, rice, pasta, peanut butter, dry beans, canned meat, poultry or fish, and canned fruits and vegetables.
Our partner agency, United Methodist Open Door, offers the program in the following counties: Butler, Chautauqua, Cowley, Harper, Harvey, Kingman, Pratt, Reno, Sedgwick, Stafford and Sumner. Their number for more information is 316-267-4201.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Make a donation at the register with a round-up, $1, $5, or $10 donation. 
Share your spare change at the register in the coinboxes 
With Pickup, simply search “donation” on the Dillons app to add a donation to your pick-up order. 
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