25 anti-hunger groups to get funds
The Idaho Food Bank Fund is pleased to announce it will distribute almost $91,000 among its second-year grant recipients. (See below listing.).
The 25 nonprofit recipients ranged from Coeur d’Alene to Salmon and Boise to Shelley, with grants that include bulk meat purchase in Coeur d’Alene, a walk-in freezer in Jerome, additional freezer storage space in Salmon and food purchases statewide.
The Idaho Food Bank Fund was established by the 2009 Legislature as a cooperative effort between three well-respected statewide Idaho nonprofit organizations: The Idaho Foodbank, Community Action Partnership Association of Idaho and Catholic Charities of Idaho. The donation opportunity was on the 2010 Idaho State Income Tax Form 40, which allowed taxpayers to designate a dollar amount for the Fund.
The Fund accepted grant applications between July 1 and July 31 from any Idaho nonprofit that provided hunger relief. The grant funds were targeted at projects that would expand existing food storage or distribution capacities or otherwise increase support services related to hunger relief in Idaho.
Taxpayers’ generosity allowed the Fund’s Executive Committee to distribute $90,978.04, up from $78,100 last year. The stated purpose of the Fund allows food providers to request funding for emergency food purchases, assistance to expand capacities and funding for hunger relief services and programs.
With the demand for emergency food at The Idaho Foodbank up 93% in the past four years, the resources of food providers large and small are stretched badly. In some cases, people are being turned away. The Idaho Food Bank Fund’s goal is to provide critically needed financial assistance and to provide immediate help to the nonprofits that our hungry Idaho neighbors.
Qualified applicants must be 501(c)(3) organizations but are not required to have any connection with Community Action Partnership of Idaho, Catholic Charities of Idaho or The Idaho Foodbank.
For more information about the grants email grants@idahofoodbank.org. To learn more about the fund and view the public service announcement please visit our home page.
| Applicant Organization |
Amount Awarded |
Project Title |
City |
| Blaine County Hunger Coalition |
5,000.00 |
mobile food bank |
Bellevue |
| St. Mary’s Food Bank |
5,000.00 |
additional refrigeration and freezer capacity |
Boise |
| Twin Falls Senior Citizen’s Federation, Inc. |
5,000.00 |
replacement of two convection ovens |
Twin Falls |
| Bingham County Senior Citizen Center, Inc. |
5,000.00 |
Meals on Wheels |
Blackfoot |
| St. Pius X Outreach |
5,000.00 |
bulk purchase meat quarterly as sales permit |
Coeur d’Alene |
| Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise |
5,000.00 |
walk in freezer |
Jerome |
| Valley Crisis Center |
5,000.00 |
Wellness Program |
Nampa |
| Western Idaho Community Action Partnership, Inc. |
5,000.00 |
Share the Harvest Community Garden |
Payette |
| EICAP/The Haven Shelter |
5,000.00 |
food for families entering The Haven Shelter |
Idaho Falls |
| Whitney United Methodist Church |
4,900.00 |
Peter’s Pantry/Community Dinner/Saturday Lunch; all three are under Food Ministry |
Boise |
| Salmon Assembly of God |
4,798.00 |
freezer storage addition |
Salmon |
| Sweet/Montour Food Pantry |
4,016.04 |
Refrigerator Update/Ola Snack Program/POPP Program |
Sweet |
| The Salvation Army – Twin Falls |
3,916.00 |
lift gate & jack |
Twin Falls |
| Hope for the Hungry Community Food Pantry |
3,700.00 |
Hope for the Hungry |
Shoshone |
| Family Services Alliance of SE Idaho |
3,000.00 |
Emergency food for Victims of Violence |
Pocatello |
| St. John’s Food Bank |
3,000.00 |
laptop computer, food funds and delivery costs |
Boise |
| North Bingham County Community Foodbank |
2,900.00 |
food purchases and GAP van expenses |
Shelley |
| St. Vincent de Paul of Caldwell, Inc. |
2,888.00 |
St. Clare’s Food Pantry |
Caldwell |
| Allies Linked for the Prevention of HIV and AIDS |
2,500.00 |
Food Pantry Opening and Expansion |
Boise |
| Giraffe Laugh Early Learning Centers |
2,360.00 |
material and food funding 2011-2012 |
Boise |
| Southeastern Idaho Community Action Agency |
2,000.00 |
SEICAA Food Program |
Pocatello |
| Treasure Valley Full Gospel Fellowship |
2,000.00 |
Heaven’s Manna food bank |
Boise |
| The Salvation Army – Boise |
1,500.00 |
Food Pantry Refrigerator Purchase |
Boise |
| The Salvation Army – Nampa |
1,500.00 |
Food Pantry – Meat Assistance |
Nampa |
| St. Vincent de Paul, Mountain Home |
1,000.00 |
St. Vincent de Paul |
Mountain Home |
