30 07, 2019

Summer Hunger

2020-04-09T14:28:04-04:00

"My two daughters and grandson live with me. Another relative, just 18 years old, was down on her luck and didn't have a job or a place to stay. I took her in, but I barely had enough money to feed my family as it was. This mobile pantry on Saturdays is truly a [...]

Summer Hunger2020-04-09T14:28:04-04:00
30 07, 2019

Guest Post by Lydia Conner, Summer Nutrition Intern

2020-04-09T14:28:04-04:00

Hi everyone! My name is Lydia Conner, and I am the Summer Nutrition Intern at Gleaners Food Bank this year. I have spent this summer working with the Nutrition Manager, Sarah Huber, to grow and revamp the Summer Nutrition Club curriculum. As my time is now coming to an end at Gleaners, and I [...]

Guest Post by Lydia Conner, Summer Nutrition Intern2020-04-09T14:28:04-04:00
26 07, 2019

Gleaners Distributes Record 1 Million Pounds of Food

2020-04-09T14:28:04-04:00

Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana distributed a record amount of food this week. Between July 22nd and 26th, more than 1 million pounds of food was distributed through the distribution center, located on the southwest side of Indianapolis. The actual total tipped the scale at 1,078,561 lbs. Of that amount, 540,561 pounds was distributed directly [...]

Gleaners Distributes Record 1 Million Pounds of Food2020-04-09T14:28:04-04:00
24 07, 2019

This is Life Living

2020-04-09T14:28:04-04:00

"This is life living," one young man said as he took a sip of his mango smoothie, with a proud smoothie mustache. Our Summer Nutrition Club team, Sarah and Lydia, have been hard at work this summer to share fun lessons and teach kiddos how to properly fuel their bodies (with things like mango [...]

This is Life Living2020-04-09T14:28:04-04:00
23 07, 2019

A Recipe from the Heart

2020-04-09T14:28:04-04:00

Nutrition Manager, Sarah Huber sharing a lentil taco recipe at North United Methodist Church during a CARE Mobile distribution. Did you know that there are over 50 School-Based Pantries in 20 counties we serve? Pantries like the one at Western Boone are successful, thanks in part to great community support. Hear from site coordinator, [...]

A Recipe from the Heart2020-04-09T14:28:04-04:00
15 07, 2019

Homeless, not Hopeless

2020-04-09T14:28:04-04:00

You might recall that just last summer, the Wednesday CARE Mobile location moved to Save-A-Lot, due to an increase in the number of neighbors served. CARE Pantry Program Associate, Brianna, shared a story from a woman she met at Save-A-Lot last week. "During distribution time, a client came up to me and said he [...]

Homeless, not Hopeless2020-04-09T14:28:04-04:00
15 07, 2019

Meet YP Member Allison

2020-04-09T14:28:04-04:00

What has been your favorite opportunity with Young Professionals so far? Meeting other young professionals who enjoy giving back and have a passion for driving down hunger in Indiana. Why did you decide to become a member? I was already actively volunteering at Gleaners with my company, but I saw the need for additional [...]

Meet YP Member Allison2020-04-09T14:28:04-04:00
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