BUL1057

December 16, 2024

Food pantries or food banks are crucial resources for food-insecure Americans who do not qualify for government assistance. Many of these entities, however, find it challenging to provide healthy food options. This timely four-page bulletin, sponsored by Eat Smart Idaho (a UI Extension nutrition and physical activity educational program for limited-resource Idahoans), will help your organization take your food drive to the next level. Learn the basic steps for hosting a healthy food drive, the three types that work best and what to do postdrive so that your group can improve its efficiency going forward.

Authors: Annie J. Roe, Shelly Johnson, Kali Gardiner, Becky Woodhouse, Siew Guan Lee, Kristin Hansen, Katie Hickock, Joey Peutz, Cammie Jayo, Heather Whitehead

4 pages