About The Idaho Foodbank (IFB)

The Idaho Foodbank is an independent nonprofit organization that has worked with a network of partner agencies to distribute free emergency food to individuals and families in need for more than 25 years. More than a statewide distribution system, this network of more than 200 partner agencies consists of emergency food pantries, community kitchens, shelters and programs that collectively work together to relieve hunger in Idaho.

IFB provides programs that serve an important role in communities that lack resources for hungry families and children. These programs include:

• Backpack Program: supplies weekend nutrition to school children who would otherwise go hungry over
  the weekend.
• Mobile Pantry Program: provides emergency food to rural areas and areas lacking emergency
  food services.
• Grocery Alliance Program: partners with grocery stores and supermarkets to provide fresh
  nutritious food.
• Picnic in the Park:The Picnic in the Park Program provides nutrition for food-insecure children during the summer months, when the school lunch they depended on is unavailable.
• Idaho Community Gardens Program: coordinates food distribution between local community gardens and emergency food pantries throughout the state.
• Beef Counts: an innovative program established and endorsed by the Idaho Cattle Association, The Idaho Cattlewomen Council, Agri Beef Co., and the Idaho Beef Council to provide fresh beef into the Foodbank network.

Individual donations, grants and corporate donations are the primary sources of funding for The Idaho Foodbank. The organization does not depend on government funding or subsidies. Food donations are accepted from manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers, community and corporate food drives and through the national Feeding America network. Tax-deductible cash donations are critical to underwrite the costs associated with acquiring, transporting, warehousing and distributing food throughout the state of Idaho.