GivingTuesday

Happy GivingTuesday! Today, an anonymous donor has generously stepped forward to double the impact of your kindness by matching your gift, up to $50,000!  Your compassion has the power to make a significant difference in the lives of 1 in 10 Utah kids who are unsure of where their next meal will come from. Thanks […]

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Run with an Attitude of Gratitude at the 18th Annual Utah Human Race on Thanksgiving Morning!

It’s that time of year again! Dust off your running shoes, put on your most creative costumes and come together with nearly 5,000 Utahns on Thanksgiving morning for our 18th Annual Utah Human Race. This beloved family-friendly event promises not only an energetic race, but also a chance to give back by fighting hunger with […]

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Ensuring Utah Kids Have Access to Nutritious Meals When School is Out

For so many kids, summer means pools, sprinklers, and fun. But for a surprising number of Utah children–142,320 of them, in fact–summer means worrying about where their next meal will come from. When school is out, children lose access to school meal programs, and families must find a way to provide additional meals on already-tight […]

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Utah Food Bank Southern Distribution Center Expanding to Feed the Need

Despite a record-setting snowfall, we proudly unveiled our Utah Food Bank Southern Distribution Center expansion with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in St. George on March 2, 2023. Local businesses, elected officials, volunteers, supporters and community members joined as we celebrated the completion of this mission-critical project. Guests toured the 12,000 square feet of additional warehouse storage […]

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$100,000 KeyBank Grant to Support Culturally Responsive Food Initiative

Despite an organization-wide desire to distribute the most appropriate foods possible to every community in need, Utah Food Bank currently does not have a formal process to identify, track, and distribute culturally appropriate foods to the most suitable food pantries and mobile pantries on a statewide scale. Thanks to a recent grant of $100,000 from […]

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Three Cheers for Ginette!

Ginette Bott, Utah Food Bank President & CEO, aka “The Food Bank Lady,” has been awarded the Governor’s Career Humanitarian Award by the Utah Nonprofits Association. For better or worse, a leader influences the tone and vision of an entire organization. Fortunately, we are led in Fighting Hunger Statewide by a truly inspiring and dedicated […]

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Gratitude and Thanksgiving

The Thanksgiving holiday was born during the height of the Civil War when President Abraham Lincoln designated the day to express appreciation for “the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies.” The holiday looks different from family to family and culture to culture; for many, it means family time, way too much turkey and pie, […]

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Fighting Hunger Among Senior Utahns

Utahns over 65 are a vulnerable population when it comes to the dangers of COVID-19, but many already faced the vulnerability of food insecurity. May is Older Americans Month, and while the month is nearly over, the unique difficulties that can come with aging are not. The number of food-insecure seniors will only expand as […]

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New Projections Show Food Insecurity Among Utahns Will Increase Sharply

Since the Coronavirus pandemic started creating such drastic economic fallout, we have watched the need for food assistance significantly increase. Before the crisis began, 374,000 Utahns, and 1 in 7 Utah children, were unsure where their next meal would come from. Between business closings, lengthy school closings and a surge in unemployment filings, it is […]

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