Board meeting was open the public, and included a “year in review” with program impacts, financial updates and future plans under the new strategic plan Eight new board members welcomed Board officers elected Four outgoing board members recognized Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana held its annual meeting on November 21, 2019. At this meeting, [...]
Thanks to a generous grant of $10,000 provided by the Red Nose Day Fund and Feeding America, Hoosier children in central and southeast Indiana will be provided with food through Gleaners BackSacks program. The grant will provide critical sustaining support to the 1 in 6 food insecure children in our service area. Learn more [...]
Gleaners is very fortunate to partner with Indy Hunger Network to host Cooking Matters classes several times a year. The free 6-week classes take place at our on-site Cynthia H. Hubert Community Cupboard Food Pantry, and a team of staff and volunteers transform the waiting area into a welcoming cooking classroom each week of [...]
You might recall, just last month, as a part of Hunger Action Month we shared a special message about a lead challenge gift from Corteva Agriscience to help ensure all Hoosiers have access to the most nutritious food possible. This is just one of the many ways they are helping to lead the fight [...]
One of our School-Based Pantry coordinators told us of a family who came to the school last year, upset because they had no food in the home. The school had been unaware of their situation, so they were not on the list to receive a Thanksgiving meal through the student council’s family meal program. [...]
Meet our 2019 Volunteers of the Year: David and Debbie Depotter "When I retired in 2013 I was searching for opportunities to give back," said David. "Gleaners was one of those opportunities. Debbie joined me when she retired." David says he really enjoys working in the pantry and seeing the shoppers, while Debbie enjoys [...]
*Photo from Feeding America, not from story. On a recent Saturday at the Community Cupboard, a woman from Monrovia came for assistance. She shared that she had left her job and home in the city to move to a small town because her son was struggling and she was so terribly worried for his [...]
In addition to hosting a successful virtual food drive, Genesys hosted an event with Kids Against Hunger as part of their ending hunger goal. Genesys hosted their first virtual food drive during Hunger Action Month and their results were amazing. They doubled their initial goal of $5,000 in just two weeks! We spoke with [...]
