Food Bank to host 9th Annual Spread the Love Peanut Butter Drive Monroe, LA – January 31, 2026 — The Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana will kick off its 9th Annual Spread the Love Peanut Butter Drive February 1st to help provide nutritious food to individuals and families facing hunger across the region. The Spread […]
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As the year comes to an end, it’s a great time to make a gift that helps feed our neighbors while also maximizing your impact. A year-end donation to the Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana can help provide food to children, families, and senior while possibly offering valuable tax benefits. Tax Changes to Consider Several
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Area Scouts Set to Gather Food on, Saturday November 8 Nearly a thousand local Scouts are set to collect food donations from homes across Northeast Louisiana on Saturday, November 8, for the 38th Annual Boy Scouts of America Scouting for Food drive. Local Scout troops from the Louisiana Purchase Council will drop off empty donation
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Create a Lasting Legacy: National Estate Planning Awareness Week Did you know that an estimated 3 in 4 Americans don’t have a will, potentially leaving their families to experience confusion and conflict during their times of grief? This National Estate Planning Awareness Week (October 20-26, 2025), it’s time to take control of your legacy. Why
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2024: A Year for Growth The year 2024 marked the Food Bank’s 27th year of service in Northeast Louisiana, an incredible testament to our community’s heart for service and compassionate generosity. We are very thankful that we live in a community that cares deeply about our neighbors, where so many are willing to step forward
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As part of the Fight Hunger. Spark Change. campaign by Walmart and Sam’s Club, join us as we take a look inside a local pantry in Northeast Louisiana and their impact on our neighbors. Everyone needs healthy food to thrive. Research shows that limited access to nutritious food can be a major contributor to health
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According to Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap Study, almost 54,000 people in Northeast Louisiana struggle with food insecurity, including nearly 20,000 children. Many of our neighbors live paycheck to paycheck and often have to choose between paying bills or buying groceries. That’s why Walmart and Sam’s Club are supporting the Feeding America® nationwide
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Meet Barbara Helping Families in Richland Parish Barbara visits a Food Bank Community Partner in Richland Parish for food assistance each month. Living on a low income and raising her 12-year-old granddaughter, Barbara finds it difficult to make ends meet. “I try to save dime by dime and it’s not long until it’s all gone,”
Help feed our neighbors facing hunger by donating plastic jars of peanut butter to the Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana! Peanut butter is a much-needed item at Food Banks because it’s a protein-packed food that kids and adults love. Each year, the Spread the Love Peanut Butter Drive helps the Food Bank provide thousands of
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The Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana Earns Nationally Recognized Accreditation Better Business Bureau CEO and President Bob Davis announced today that Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana has become the first-ever Monroe area nonprofit organization to achieve Accredited Charity status. The certification resulted from weeks of effort made by Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana Executive Director
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