Want to double-down on your donation this holiday season? For a limited time, thanks to our partnerships with Feeding America and Bank of America, each $1 you donate will be matched by the Bank of America Charitable Foundation with $2 through their Give a Meal program. That means that if you donate $25, we receive […]
This year’s “Foodstruction” was a huge hit, and we can’t thank Salt Lake County Health Department enough for organizing it! If you are wondering what “Foodstruction” means, it’s essentially constructing sculptures out of food, and these amazing works of art were on display at several local library locations earlier this month. As an added bonus, […]
Want to take chance on some great prizes AND help us feed Utahns facing hunger at the same time? Consider participating in our Night at the Warehouse gala Opportunity Drawing! For a suggested ticket price contribution of $100*, you may participate in the following opportunities. The drawing will take place at our event on April […]
If you visited the Joseph Smith Memorial Building during the holidays, you most likely saw the lines for the charity vending machines that were located in the lobby. As part of the “Light the World” holiday initiative of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, vending machines with a charitable twist were installed near […]
Utah Food Bank President and CEO, Jim Yorgason announced his plans to retire later this year. The announcement comes following years of service at Utah Food Bank. He joined in 2010 as COO and later took the helm as President and Chief Executive Officer in June of 2013. “My time at Utah Food Bank has […]
Our Winter 2018 Hungry Heart newsletter is in the mail! If you don’t receive one, or missed yours, please take a look at our digital version for all the latest and upcoming events and initiatives at Utah Food Bank, including information about our Night at the Warehouse Gala, Volunteer Spotlight and an update on our Mobile […]
After 24 years of working alongside Utah Food Bank to help feed the estimated 417,000 Utahns who face hunger, Fidelity Investments® has perfected a recipe for success. This year, Utah employees’ Summer Business Food and Fund Drive garnered more than $176,000 in donations, which will help feed more than 150 Utah families for a year. […]
We are proud to once again be able to extend our Kids Cafe program through the summer months, thanks to our partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Through this program, we will serve 78,000 free meals at 33 sites throughout the state to kids 18 years of age and under. Summer is […]
This week, Smithfield Foods’ Helping Hungry Homes® initiative, a program focused on alleviating hunger and helping Americans become more food secure, joined forces with Smith’s Food & Drug Stores to donate more than 40,000 pounds of protein to us. Smithfield and Smith’s representatives presented the donation, and members from all three organizations discussed food insecurity […]
Today, Governor Gary R. Herbert and his staff completed their annual volunteer shift here at our warehouse. They all had a great time taking a break from politics to help Utahns facing hunger, and we appreciate their hard work sorting donated food into categories, which makes it much easier to get the right amount […]