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The mission of the Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana is to serve as the primary resource for fighting hunger in Northwest Louisiana. Our vision is to ultimately end hunger in Northwest Louisiana by ensuring consolidated network of effective food collection and distribution which will provide universal access to food for the needy in our communities. |
September is Hunger Action Month!September marks national Hunger Action Month and the Food Bank has activities planned and actions to take throughout the month. Together we can raise awareness and take action in support of hunger relief.
In Northwest Louisiana, there are 95,000 people who struggle with hunger. 1 in 5 North Louisianians and an astounding 1 in 4 children will struggle to get enough to eat.
Asking for help is hard, helping can be easy. Here are some easy ways to get started:
•Advocate, Donate, or Volunteer
•Social Media, post, post, post.
•Wear Orange on Hunger Action Day, September 10. It may just start a great conversation.
•Check out our 30 Ways in 30 Days calendar.
•Tell a neighbor, friend or family member, "Fighting Hunger is important and will make a difference in the lives of our neighbors and for our community."
Follow us on Facebook and Twitter and share your Hunger Action Month happenings.
Click here to download the 30 Ways in 30 Days calendar to see how you can
make a difference every day in September!
In Northwest Louisiana, there are 95,000 people who struggle with hunger. 1 in 5 North Louisianians and an astounding 1 in 4 children will struggle to get enough to eat.
Asking for help is hard, helping can be easy. Here are some easy ways to get started:
•Advocate, Donate, or Volunteer
•Social Media, post, post, post.
•Wear Orange on Hunger Action Day, September 10. It may just start a great conversation.
•Check out our 30 Ways in 30 Days calendar.
•Tell a neighbor, friend or family member, "Fighting Hunger is important and will make a difference in the lives of our neighbors and for our community."
Follow us on Facebook and Twitter and share your Hunger Action Month happenings.
Click here to download the 30 Ways in 30 Days calendar to see how you can
make a difference every day in September!
Saturday, October 17, 2020, the Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana and Coastal Connection will host the 2020 Virtual Sci-Fi Trivia Night Fundraiser. We are excited to share our first-time event with those who are in our community and beyond!
Participants in this fun event will let their imaginations run wild choosing a team name, creating costumes, decorating their personal locations and testing their Sci-Fi knowledge for this “far-out” event. Sign on for the event is 6:30 pm, costume and decoration judging at 6:45 pm and trivia begins at 7:00 pm. Best costume, decorations, team name will win awards as will high scoring teams for the evening!
Your philanthropic support will benefit the local school backpack program and Caddo Parish School Food Pantry Program.
Registration for team of up to 10 participants is $300.00
Add on a Brainiac (help with a question) for $10.00 limit 2.
Register here
Everyone has been touched in some way by the circumstances of 2020. More families are showing up to food banks than ever before, many for the first time. For more information call us at 318.675.2400 ext. 111 or development@foodbanknla.org.
Sponsorships are still available.
Sponsors:
Origin Bank
Media Sponsor:
Town Square Media
Participants in this fun event will let their imaginations run wild choosing a team name, creating costumes, decorating their personal locations and testing their Sci-Fi knowledge for this “far-out” event. Sign on for the event is 6:30 pm, costume and decoration judging at 6:45 pm and trivia begins at 7:00 pm. Best costume, decorations, team name will win awards as will high scoring teams for the evening!
Your philanthropic support will benefit the local school backpack program and Caddo Parish School Food Pantry Program.
Registration for team of up to 10 participants is $300.00
Add on a Brainiac (help with a question) for $10.00 limit 2.
Register here
Everyone has been touched in some way by the circumstances of 2020. More families are showing up to food banks than ever before, many for the first time. For more information call us at 318.675.2400 ext. 111 or development@foodbanknla.org.
Sponsorships are still available.
Sponsors:
Origin Bank
Media Sponsor:
Town Square Media
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Clean Out Your Freezer Week
Make room in your freezer for the hunting season or just to keep foods rotated. Whether is't the ham you didn't cook for Easter or ducks from last season, now is the best time to clean out your freezer by donating to the Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana. Have any surplus or overstock of nonperishable foods? Donate those items too. Drop Off Times: Tuesday, Sept. 15 - Friday, Sept 18 from 9am - 2pm Saturday, September 19 from 9am to 11am Drop Off Location: 2307 Texas Avenue, Shreveport For more information please call us at 318.675.2400 |
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How YOU can help the Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana:
Donate Time
Become a Volunteer
We are reaching more people in need than ever before, but we need continued support. Volunteers are vital to the success of our mission of ending hunger in northwest Louisiana. Opportunity is waiting. Click here for a list of all our volunteer opportunities.
Donate Funds
Make a Financial Donation
For every $1 the Food Bank receives, we are able to distribute $10 in food value. Your gift will help the Food Bank distribute all of the healthy food you see to the right to those that need it. The Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana does not sell, trade, or share the names of those who have so generously given to support our work to end hunger. Please donate today!
Donate Food
Host a Virtual Food Drive
Want to REALLY help the Food Bank? A Virtual Food Drive (On-Line) is the best and easy way for you to show your support for the community and make a huge difference in the lives of many. We recommend hosting an on-line virtual food drive, it's very easy to make a big difference. The Food Bank can turn your donated $10 into $100 of food.
Donate Time
Become a Volunteer
We are reaching more people in need than ever before, but we need continued support. Volunteers are vital to the success of our mission of ending hunger in northwest Louisiana. Opportunity is waiting. Click here for a list of all our volunteer opportunities.
Donate Funds
Make a Financial Donation
For every $1 the Food Bank receives, we are able to distribute $10 in food value. Your gift will help the Food Bank distribute all of the healthy food you see to the right to those that need it. The Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana does not sell, trade, or share the names of those who have so generously given to support our work to end hunger. Please donate today!
Donate Food
Host a Virtual Food Drive
Want to REALLY help the Food Bank? A Virtual Food Drive (On-Line) is the best and easy way for you to show your support for the community and make a huge difference in the lives of many. We recommend hosting an on-line virtual food drive, it's very easy to make a big difference. The Food Bank can turn your donated $10 into $100 of food.
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Check out our Virtual Food Drive! Just click below to get started.
Click here to shop!
We have made donating to the Food Bank easy. No time to shop--you can shop in our virtual grocery store. Holding a Food Drive? The Virtual Food Drive lets you or your group help to end hunger in Northwest Louisiana in an easy, immediate and highly effective way. Click the link below to get started! Remember the Food Bank can multiply your donation with its buying power. Your money will go much further!
If your business or company would like to host a Virtual Food Drive please fill out the REGISTRATION FORM and contact us at 318.675.2400 ext. 100 or email us at adminassist@foodbanknla.org.
We have made donating to the Food Bank easy. No time to shop--you can shop in our virtual grocery store. Holding a Food Drive? The Virtual Food Drive lets you or your group help to end hunger in Northwest Louisiana in an easy, immediate and highly effective way. Click the link below to get started! Remember the Food Bank can multiply your donation with its buying power. Your money will go much further!
If your business or company would like to host a Virtual Food Drive please fill out the REGISTRATION FORM and contact us at 318.675.2400 ext. 100 or email us at adminassist@foodbanknla.org.
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We Serve These Parishes:
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FOOD BANK FACTS: As a hunger-relief organization, the Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana acquires, solicits, stores, and distributes food and other essential items to low income children and families through a functional network of 150 community and faith-based nonprofit organizations across Caddo, Bossier, Webster, Claiborne, Bienville, Red River and DeSoto parishes. These non-profit organizations consist of homeless shelters, church food pantry programs, soup kitchens, residential centers, and schools. We save these organizations millions of dollars each year by providing free and low cost food and products.
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