Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank

Clean out your freezer and support your community! This Sunday, from 1-4 PM locations in the Greater Baton Rouge area will accept frozen goods to donate to the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank. Any properly packaged, labeled, and dated game, fish, or other protein are accepted.

Thank you to Hunters for the Hungry Louisiana for your partnership and for making this event possible!

In celebration of more than 100 million meals delivered through Project DASH, now through August 25th, DoorDash customers can support Feeding America’s work with their next order on DoorDash.

Join us in fighting hunger by placing an order before 8/25 on DoorDash with promo code PROJECTDASH, and they'll donate $3 per order to Feeding America United Way Meals on Wheels America to broaden food access in our communities.

Yesterday afternoon LSU Football gave back to their community by volunteering at the Food Bank! The team packed 15,000 pounds of food that will be distributed in the Greater Baton Rouge area. Geaux Tigers!

This Month's Mobile Distribution List is Here for You!

Visit https://brfoodbank.org/mobile-food-distributions/ to see the updated mobile food distributions list. Can't find what you are looking for? Please call (225) 359-9940 during our regular business hours to be connected with an agency.

The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank's Farm Fresh Program is growing, offering even more fresh, locally grown produce to our communities! Over the past three years, the program has seen exponential growth and is currently on track to distribute a record breaking amount of fresh produce for our organization in 2024. Learn more about our Farm Fresh Program by clicking below!🌽🍎🥕

Farm Fresh Program Expanding to All Member Agencies Discover more about what's going on with BR Food Bank. You can see more about how we're growing, where we're going, recipes, and more!

Last week we hosted a Family Night for our Board Members! They brought children, grandchildren, and parents to volunteer in our Sort and Repack room. You can play a part in the fight against hunger by joining us for a volunteer shift.

Sign up for a shift on our volunteer calendar by clicking here: https://volunteer.brfoodbank.org/calendar

Meet Stella Robinson! Over 17 years ago, Stella began working for the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank as a driver. Today, Stella serves as our Transportation Manager, managing a fleet of vehicles and a team of seven drivers who are essential to our mission to feed the hungry in our 11-parish service area.

Read more about Stella and his role at the Food Bank by clicking below!

Meet the Team: Stella Robinson Discover more about what's going on with BR Food Bank. You can see more about how we're growing, where we're going, recipes, and more!

This week, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana spent a morning volunteering in our Sort and Repack room, weighing okra that we received from the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA)! This program allows us to provide healthy, culturally relevant food to those in our service area while expanding economic opportunity for our local and underserved producers.

You can make a difference in your community by volunteering. Click here to sign up for a volunteer shift: https://volunteer.brfoodbank.org/calendar

We’re excited to announce the launch of our new Kids' Zone on our website! 🎉 Explore fun games, videos, recipes, and more, all designed to teach kids about food security and healthy eating. Visit www.brfoodbank.org/kids-zone and start your adventure today!

This week is restaurant week! Restaurants participating in restaurant week have food drive boxes to accept non-perishable donations to the Food Bank and are accepting online monetary donations. Go support local restaurants and give back to your community!

Click here to donate: https://brfoodbank.org/?form=EATBR
Click here to see participating restaurants: https://eatbr.com/summer-restaurant-week-menus

🍽️🌞 Last chance to get your favorite restaurants in on the Summer Restaurant Week fun!

Head over to eatbr.com, explore the lineup, and come back to tell us which spots are missing and need to sign up!

Let’s make this the biggest week yet! Restaurants if you need help getting signed up, DM us! 🙌

For years, Associated Grocers has been a major supporter of the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank, donating millions of pounds of food to feed our neighbors in need. AG, a Baton Rouge company with over 200 independent retail members in three states, receives Food Bank trucks every week and fills them up with dairy, fresh produce, shelf-stable goods, and many other items so we can continue to support the agencies we partner with.

Thank you Associated Grocers Baton Rouge, its leadership, team members, and retail partners for supporting the mission of the Food Bank by partnering with us to fight hunger in our community!

Meet Wendy Parrish! She began volunteering at the Food Bank after another volunteer leader, Bus Culotta, invited her. She quickly took a liking to the work she was doing here and has now been volunteering for 4 years! Volunteering at the Food Bank allows Wendy to stay busy and burn energy while helping people in her community.

Sign up for a volunteer shift to give back to your community and meet more of our incredible volunteer leaders by clicking here: https://volunteer.brfoodbank.org/calendar

Give back to your community by hosting a food drive!

You can register your food drive on our website and find resources on hosting a successful food drive by clicking here: https://brfoodbank.org/give-food/food-drive-registration/

Meet Kyra Muse, our Nutrition Services Manager!

Kyra started working at the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank as the Nutrition Services Coordinator in August of 2021 after graduating from college and in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. Today, Kyra serves as the Nutrition Services Manager, managing all nutrition-related programs and logistics for the “Food is Medicine” program.

Read about our Impact Department by clicking here: https://brfoodbank.org/meet-the-team-impact-department/

Join us on August 13th for a night of networking and volunteering to bring together young professionals. Click here to sign up: https://volunteer.brfoodbank.org/sipnsort

Celebrate the 4th of July by donating to the Food Bank for the chance to win a new grill donated by BBQGuys! If you sign up as a monthly donor for $50 or more from now until September 1, your name will be entered to win a grill that is valued at over $3,000.

Sign up to be a monthly donor by visiting clicking here: https://brfoodbank.org/bbq. Remember to mark your giving as a monthly donation to qualify for the giveaway that will be announced on September 3, 2024!

Thank you Prairie Farms Dairy for your generous donation of milk!

This donation allows us to provide for those that are facing food insecurity in the Greater Baton Rouge area.

Meet KiEtha Gage, our Senior Agency Relations and Programs Manager!

KiEtha began working for the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank in 2013 as the Outreach Coordinator, focusing on SNAP outreach. She then became responsible for managing the BackPack Program, Senior Grocery Program, and Mobile Pantry Program as the Program Coordinator. Today, KiEtha oversees the expansion of these programs and the establishment of new programs to meet the needs of our community.

To learn more about our Impact Department click here: https://brfoodbank.org/meet-the-team-impact-department/

Check out the latest updates to our mobile food distribution list for July.

Visit https://brfoodbank.org/mobile-food-distributions/ to see the updated mobile food distributions list. Can't find what you are looking for? Please call (225) 359-9940 during our regular business hours to be connected with an agency.Download our FREE mobile app for weekly mobile distribution updates! Visit to download https://brfoodbank.org/gbr-food-bank-app/.

Interested in giving back to your community? From sorting donations to distributing food, there are many ways you can lend a hand and make a positive impact. Join us at the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank and help fight hunger!

Click here to register for a volunteer shift: https://volunteer.brfoodbank.org/calendar

Thank you Rocco's Pizza & Cantina for giving LSU Baseball fans the opportunity to participate and give back to their community! The donations that we received show how dedicated and passionate the fans are. Thank you to everyone that donated! Community support plays an essential part in fighting hunger in the Greater Baton Rouge area.

True to form the fans put their money where their mouth is. They managed to raise $9289 for the despite not making it to Omaha this year. We know from experience how generous these fans can be and salute them for showing it once again.

Meet Pat Lovell! Pat has been volunteering at the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank for the past three years. As a financial donor, Pat came to take a tour of the Food Bank and immediately knew he wanted to be further involved in our operations. His favorite part of volunteering is crushing boxes and the exceptional people he gets to work with.

Thank you and for supporting the mission of the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank. Your support allows us to fight hunger by nourishing our neighbors!

Meet Jordyn Barlow, our Vice President of Impact!

Jordyn started working at the Food Bank as our Nutrition Services Manager, where she quickly made her mark by establishing and growing our nutrition programs. Today, she serves as the Vice President of Impact, where she oversees all client-facing programs, including after-school and summer feeding programs, the Backpack Program, mobile distributions, "Food is Medicine," and our partnerships with our agencies.

Learn more about our programs and outreach by clicking here: https://brfoodbank.org/about-us/programs-outreach/

Faith Crossing UMC Food Pantry is now open in Walker! Please bring a photo ID and one proof of residence to receive food.

Families now have more flexible ways to get kids the food and nutrition they need during the summer! Many rural areas are offering free summer meals for kids through pick-up and delivery. See if SUN Meals To-Go is available near you: https://www.fns.usda.gov/summer/sitefinder

Today we are wishing all of the dads an egg-cellent Father's Day🥚

To celebrate today, tell us your favorite dad joke below!

Buena Vista Baptist Church Food Pantry is now open in St. James! Please bring a photo ID and one proof of residence to receive food.