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!)
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
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.