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Filling the Hunger Gap
 On average, more than 19 million school age children eat a free or reduced price meal at school each day. However, there is currently no targeted Federal child nutrition program available to provide these children with food during the weekend and extended holidays when they do not have access to school meals. Recently, the " Weekends Without Hunger Act" legislation was enacted. This legislation establishes a 5-year pilot program, beginning in FY 2011, that provides commodities to eligible institutions such as schools and emergency food providers, to carry out projects that would provide nutritious food to at-risk school children on weekends and during extended school holidays during the school year. The Great Plains Food Bank will be working to implement these projects as soon as possible. For more information on this and other advocacy efforts please click here. |
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Grants Assist Agency Operations
 Through funds made available from the ND State Legislature, the Great Plains Food Bank is able to offer Equipment Grants to agencies who need to build their physical capacity to store food. Each agency has the ability to apply for up to $2,000 for any piece of equipment that will increase their ability to store more perishable product and greater serve their clients. To date over $28,000 has been granted to supply partner agencies with items such as freezers, refrigerators, computers, printers, utility carts, scales, shelving units, and building maintenance items. For a copy of the application click here. |
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Taking Action Throughout North Dakota
 Hunger can impact anyone, even someone you may know. There is a special need during the summer months when donations at food shelves are at their lowest levels. Bremer Bank has a vision of building healthy communities by ending hunger and they are taking action. They are asking the community to help them match the $100,000 Bremer Challenge Gift, which will benefit the Great Plains Food Bank and other area food banks. Visit any local Bremer Bank or click here to make a donation and take action. |
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80,000 Pounds of Pasta
 The Sunrise Rotary Club of Minot is coordinating an effort to collect enough durum to donate 650,000 servings of pasta to the Great Plains Food Bank. That is the equivalent of one serving per person in North Dakota. In early fall, area durum growers will donate bushels of durum or the cash equivalent of each bushel. The millers will then take the donations and produce pasta which will be distributed by the Great Plains Food Bank to our partner agencies feeding hungry neighbors in need. The public is also able to make donations, which can be mailed to Sunrise on Hunger - 7 Third St. SE, Ste 101, Minot, ND 58703. More information |
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Hunger Doesn't
Take A Vacation
 Millions of families struggle to feed their children healthy, filling meals when schools close for the summer. These children lose access to the free and reduced price school meals on which they depend during the regular school year. $1 equals 5 meals. |
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Small Bite
Proper nutrition is essential. 18% of North Dakota clients who use partner feeding programs reported that their children skipped meals during the last year.
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