Food banks spend time and resources preparing for emergencies. We plan. We simulate and collaborate. We try to ensure that we are ready for the worst scenarios. There was no way we could have seen COVID-19 coming. Spikes in demand? Sure, we’ve seen those before. But...
Hunger is a reality in Missouri. An estimated one in five Missourians receive emergency food assistance every year. Feeding Missouri’s partner food banks are the solution to hunger statewide. Through our network of over 1,500 agencies, we provided millions of...
Missouri is blessed to be in the middle of America’s Heartland – the most advanced agricultural region in the world – but we still struggle to feed everyone. One of the first steps to solving the problem is to understand the prevalence of hunger in Missouri. Through...