“While Utah’s economy has grown, many families still struggle to make ends meet. Employment statistics alone don’t tell the whole story. We see these hardworking individuals reaching out for assistance every day.” […]
Soaring Costs of Back-to-School
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MEET A.L.I.C.E.: The Newest Face of Hunger
In the fight against hunger, there’s a new face you should know about: A.L.I.C.E. A.L.I.C.E. stands for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed. This term represents working families who earn above the federal poverty threshold but still don’t qualify for state or federal assistance such as SNAP or WIC benefits. Despite being employed, these families struggle […]
GivingTuesday
Happy GivingTuesday! Today, an anonymous donor has generously stepped forward to double the impact of your kindness by matching your gift, up to $50,000! Your compassion has the power to make a significant difference in the lives of 1 in 10 Utah kids who are unsure of where their next meal will come from. Thanks […]
A Happier New Year
Thanks to your generosity, this holiday season felt incredibly hopeful, and we can’t thank you enough! Thousands of you joined us for the Utah Human Race and gave of your food, time, and money to support our Holiday Food & Fund Drive, not to mention the donations that poured in for our Giving Tuesday […]
ENDING THE YEAR WITH A 100K DONATION MATCH
It’s been another challenging year. The price of food, energy, rent, and other essentials has gotten so high that people can no longer afford their basic needs, and the demand for food in Utah is approaching an all-time high. Across Utah, record-high costs have hardworking people choosing between food and other basic needs. So many […]
The Cold Truth of Food Insecurity
Inflation has impacted the price of everything around us – food, rent, gas, and even electricity. With wages nowhere near meeting these rising costs, many who were already living paycheck to paycheck find themselves having to make tough choices this holiday season…a time when budgets naturally get a little tighter. This is especially true for […]
When Everything Snowballs
“I came home from the grocery store the other day, and my mom said, That’s a hundred dollars worth of food?! I said, ‘It is now.’ And it’s hard.” Meet Dawn. She visits one of our partner food pantries to help feed her family after a series of difficulties left her family struggling to […]
A Long Hard Summer
Donations to Utah Food Bank have slowed over the summer—but hunger certainly has not. The cost of food, housing, energy, and seemingly everything else has reached an unmanageable level. It has our neighbors sacrificing one basic need, like food, over another—and they’re looking for a solution. What happens if there is no solution? Parents will […]
Every Meal Has a Story
There are as many faces of hunger as there are causes. Their stories are all around us: the overworked parents skipping meals to save money in the face of rising costs, the sick, retired widow who must choose between food and medicine, and the children who have adapted to the hollow ache of hunger. (Adipex) […]
Let’s “Stamp Out Hunger” this Saturday!
It’s back! After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the 30th annual Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is THIS SATURDAY, May 14! This is the nation’s largest 1-day food drive – it has provided 19.3 million pounds in Utah alone since 1993 – and we are so grateful to the many letter […]