Bright Christmas bows decorate 52 year old Eva’s pickup truck. She was the first in line at a Food Bank mobile pantry in Richland Parish. Eva told us that she was excited to receive some extra help with groceries, as she sometimes has trouble making ends meet. She is the primary caretaker for her 8 […]
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Your support helps the Food Bank serve Jackson Parish through our network of five partner agencies and programs. Nutritious food is provided to our neighbors facing hunger, like 66-year-old Sharon. Sharon worked as a physical therapy tech for 18 years before being laid off last December. Sharon said she began to visit one of the
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When we met Judith, she had been waiting in line at our mobile distribution in Tallulah for over an hour. Judith said she depends on the groceries she receives from the Food Bank to help make ends meet each month. “It’s been harder than I’ve ever had it in my life,” she said. Judith lives
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About 20% of our neighbors living in Tensas Parish may face hunger in 2021. According to recent estimates from Feeding America, 36% of children there may live in households that experience food insecurity. Thanks to community support, the Food Bank was able to provide about 32,000 meals to children, families and seniors in Tensas Parish during
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We recently met Rosie, a 72 year old grandmother, at one of our distributions in Lincoln Parish. As a retired widow, she struggles to make ends meet on a small fixed income, and told us what a blessing the food was for her. Rosie said “May the Lord bless the donors”. According to the 2020
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Hurricane Laura caused widespread damage when it hit Northeast Louisiana on Thursday, January 27th. Over 100,000 people lost power, many for over 5 days. Thanks to generous support from the community, the Food Bank was able to host numerous drive-thru food distributions to help those impacted restock their refrigerators. In total, these disaster relief distributions
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Your Donations Help Our Neighbors Make Ends Meet We met Brenda at one of our drive-thru distributions in Ouachita Parish. She had arrived bright and early that morning, and was visiting with people in the neighboring cars while they waited. Brenda, a 58-year-old grandmother of 11, lives off of a small salary from babysitting. She
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You Made a Difference for Families Impacted By Coronavirus The Coronavirus pandemic continues to affect people all over the world, and it certainly has hit right here at home in Northeast Louisiana. School and business closures, along with reduced hours have created a sharpincrease in the need for food assistance. With so many of our
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It is now May, and the Coronavirus pandemic continues to affect people all over the world, and right here at home in Northeast Louisiana. School and business closures, along with reduced hours have created a sharp increase in the need for food assistance. We have seen so many of our neighbors struggling recently, and the
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For Mikel, a proud husband and dad of five, there’s nothing more important than family. “It’s always been my kids first, my wife second and myself third,” he said. “Family to me is number one.” That selfless attitude is what motivated Mikel to join the United States Army. And as part of his eight years
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