Thanks for Giving this Holiday Season!Meredith Knopp The leaves are turning beautiful colors, and the temperatures are slowly declining, which means it must be November. Fall is by far my […] The post Thanks for Giving this Holiday Season! first appeared on St. Louis Area Foodbank ..read more

Stay in the know with the St. Louis Area Foodbank’s Tablesetter newsletter! In this edition, President & CEO, Meredith Knopp, shares opportunities to make a difference in our community this […] The post Tablesetter | November 2024 first appeared on St. Louis Area Foodbank ..read more

Food is MedicineMeredith Knopp As we move into October, Hunger Action Month ends, and our conversation shifts from food insecurity awareness to the work and initiatives we are pursuing. I […] The post Food is Medicine first appeared on St. Louis Area Foodbank ..read more

Give Food. Give Love. Give Now.Meredith Knopp During the month of September, the Feeding America Network of 200 food banks across the country unite to raise awareness and inspire action […] The post Give Food. Give Love. Give Now. first appeared on St. Louis Area Foodbank ..read more

School Markets and Pantries!Meredith Knopp Everywhere you look, there are signs for going back to school: school supplies, clothes, and, my favorite, the “must-haves” plastered across physical and online stores. […] The post School Markets and Pantries first appeared on St. Louis Area Foodbank ..read more

New Year – New Program!Meredith Knopp It might seem strange to see “New Year” in July – but for the St. Louis Area Foodbank, we begin our new Fiscal Year July 1. This means it is a great opportunity for us to take all that we have learned and look on how we might evolve to better serve and support our 26 counties in both Missouri and Illinois. Our focus on sourcing healthy and nutritious foods and distributing them in a more equitable manner to meet our partners’ and neighbors’ needs is what we are excited to highlight. This year, you will see innovation, evolution, and expansion from the St ..read more

Summer is Here!Meredith Knopp Summer is here – which means sunshine, longer days to enjoy the outdoors, and time to catch up with family and friends. It can also be a time of incredible stress and uncertainty if you are struggling with food insecurity. Someone recently asked me, how can I understand, more simply, what it means to be food insecure? This is a great question, because many of us know the “academic” or “official” answer provided by the USDA, however, more simply put – it’s when people don’t have enough to eat and don’t know where their next meal will come from. We shared the res ..read more

Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap!Meredith Knopp Today Feeding America released publicly the annual “Map the Meal Gap” results. Map the Meal Gap (MMG) is Feeding America’s annual study on local food insecurity and food cost. The 2024 release features data as of 2022, the most recent year available. The insights from this year’s study confirm what we hear from people facing hunger: elevated food prices and overall inflation are making hunger in America worse. This powerful tool helps us understand the local impact of food insecurity and underlines that we can choose to end hunger in America ..read more

Walmart | Fight Hunger, Spark Change CampaignMeredith Knopp This month we want to highlight our incredible partnership with Wal Mart and Sam’s Club as they have partnered with Feeding America, and thus, the St. Louis Area Foodbank for their annual Fight Hunger. Spark Change. campaign. This is the 11th year for this campaign, that will run in stores, clubs and online from April 1 – 29, 2024. This amazing opportunity allows shoppers to make a difference and support the mission of the St. Louis Area Foodbank by simply shopping at one of their stores and purchasing select products from participat ..read more

314 Day!Meredith Knopp Everyone loves a reason to celebrate—a holiday, special occasion, sporting championship—because it gives us a chance to come together with family, friends, or sometimes complete strangers to experience joy and happiness and just feel good. Growing up in Michigan, March was all about either St. Patrick’s Day or “March Madness” and basketball. Between wearing green and getting a “Shamrock Shake” as a special treat or watching basketball, there were a few reasons to celebrate. The brackets, the underdogs, and the experience of the NCAA tournament- it was an exciting mon ..read more