Falling leaves at Paynetown Campground mark the beginning of autumn in Morgan County and usher in reminders of an annual task: the readying and winterization of RVs and campers for spring. Gunner Burnam grew up in Martinsville and was familiar with this yearly ritual. A lifelong outdoors lover, Burnam was [...]
Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana spoke to partner pantry Shepherd’s Community Center about the role of faith-based partners, navigating emergency hunger levels among unhoused people in Indy’s 46201 zip code and how faith powers their every action. Neighbors seeking food assistance throughout Gleaners’ service area will often find a faith-based [...]
For 55 years, Love Chapel has served as a beacon of hope for families in Bartholomew County, embodying what it means to nourish communities and playing a key role in the fight against hunger as a Gleaners partner pantry. It began within the walls of a small church providing [...]
Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana released our 2024 Impact Report, highlighting the continued rise in need as neighbors struggled to make ends meet due to inflation, rent increases and stagnant wages. Since Gleaners was first founded in a three-car garage in 1980, we have remained committed to our mission [...]
Leaders with Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana were thrilled to visit many of our Marion County Network partners earlier this month.These visits give us a chance to connect with our network partners, ask feedback on the partnership, see how different pantries operate and learn more about what they are seeing [...]
Gleaners is proud to announce the upcoming opening of a new resource center on its campus, designed to offer neighbors with resources to help overcome the conditions causing food insecurity. The Tom and Julie Wood Family Resource Center at Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana is scheduled to open this [...]
After listening to the neighbors it serves and local community leaders, Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana is relocating its twice-monthly mobile pantry from the former John Marshall High School to a neighborhood church, The Caring Place, to better serve the far east side community. As the future viability of the former John [...]
ITP’s journey from a two-shelf pantry to a multifaceted operation serving Indy’s east side came less than 12 months after opening, to meet a growing need. We caught up with them to see how they are handling their first holiday season as a pantry, and how they’re ensuring no [...]
The Board of Directors of Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana elected new officers and members at its annual meeting in early November. Joining the Gleaners Board are: Tim Bettington is the Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Market Development at Elanco. Tim is a recognized animal health leader [...]
Indiana Pacers Head Coach Rick Carlisle joined Rachel Simon and executives from Pacers Sports & Entertainment and the Pacers Foundation, Gleaners, and Indy Parks & Recreation for a press conference today at Frederick Douglass Park to announce Drive & Dish, Powered by Gleaners2Go. The effort will expand the current [...]
