Wednesday, November 13th 2024 – Cargill, the Kansas Food Bank, and partners from numerous local Wichita food pantries joined together today in celebration of Cargill’s gifts to the Kansas Food Bank to feed our neighbors this Thanksgiving and beyond. See the press conference in its entirety below, and please join us in thanking Cargill for […]
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Thanksgiving and heading into the holidays can be a stressful time for many already struggling to put meals on their tables. The Kansas Food Bank believes that everyone deserves to have a meal, and the holidays are no exception. If you are needing a little extra help this November and December, use the resource guide
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Wednesday, October 23- For the first time in their 40-year history, the Kansas Food Bank joined forces with 24 local businesses for ICT Restaurant Week 2024. The goal of the week was two-fold: celebrate the wonderful local dining scene in the Wichita area and to raise much-needed funds for the the Kansas Food Bank. The
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On July 16, 2024, the Kansas Food Bank celebrated the ribbon cutting of the new warehouse in Garden City at 1204 Taylor Plaza E. The warehouse will serve the 31 westernmost counties in Kansas, increasing food distribution by 50% along with doubling the amount fresh produce being distributed through the Kansas Food Bank’s network of
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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, is one of the most powerful tools for addressing hunger in our community. This federal nutrition program, administered by the state, uses an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card, much like a debit card, to help eligible people stretch their food budgets and buy the
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The Kansas Food Bank relies on our network of partner food pantries and organizations to reach and feed food insecure Kansans in their neighborhoods, working with over 30 local pantries in the Wichita area alone. As part of their gift announced on Giving Tuesday, Cargill Cares has again this year dedicated $50,000 to be awarded
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This year’s Food 4 Kids Match Opportunity was made possible through our amazing partners at Cargill, matching all gifts made to the Food 4 Kids program during the opportunity up to $100,000. We are overjoyed to announce that thanks to the incredible generosity of so many, we raised just over $405,000 through this year’s campaign!
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For many, many years, Spirit AeroSystems has been vital to the fight against hunger here at the Kansas Food Bank, with support coming not only from their corporate giving and through the annual Spirit of the Harvest fundraiser, but also through the Good Neighbor Fund. The Good Neighbor Fund is a nonprofit organization funded through
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This holiday season, Newell Brands presented the Kansas Food Bank with a generous gift to the Food 4 Kids program. The $10,000 gift will help provide chronically hungry Kansas kids with weekend packets of easy to open, easy to eat food. Currently, the Food 4 Kids program serves over 5,600 children in over 330 schools
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The Kansas Food Bank launched the “Fill a Bag, Feed a Family” campaign during Hunger Action Month in September of 2023, and it was received so well by our community that we decided to bring it back for the holiday season! All during November and December, people can pick up a grocery bag from us,
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