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Early last year, Mid-Ohio Food Collective leaders looked at their warehouse and saw shelves filled to only 32% capacity, down from the 105% peak after COVID struck in 2020. 

Midwest Food Bank participated in a discussion this week in Washington, D.C. to support the Food Donation Improvement Act.

NORMAL, Ill. -- Midwest Food Bank is participating in a Day of Action to Fight Against Food Waste and Food Ins...

NORMAL, Ill. -- Midwest Food Bank is participating in a Day of Action to Fight Against Food Waste and Food Insecurity on Capitol Hill in Washington D....

WGLT Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton talks with Midwest Food Bank COO and CFO Eric Hodel during a visit Tuesday to the Normal facility. The COVID-19 pandemic isnt over, and neither is the increased community need for food. Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton visited the Midwest Food Bank (MFB) in Normal on Tuesday to discuss the continuing challenge of food insecurity, which has been exacerbated by the pandemic. Stratton said state data show food insecurity has more than doubled in Illinois since COVID hit. S...

Illinois faith-based food bank organization plans to open CT location FacebookTwitterEmail In this file photo, A Connecticut Food Bank employee uses a forklift to transport 500 frozen turkeys donated by Stop & Shop for Thanksgiving 2019 into the food bank storage freezer at the Connecticut Food Bank headquarters in Wallingford.Peter Hvizdak / Hearst Connecticut Media file photo An Illinois-based nonprofit is poised to become Connecticut’s third food bank. Midwest Food Bank officials said they...

Illinois faith-based food bank organization plans to open CT location FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedInRedditPinterest Photo: Peter Hvizdak / Hearst Connecticut Media file photo An Illinois-based nonprofit is poised to become Connecticut’s third food bank. Midwest Food Bank officials said they are looking for a location in the Hartford area for a facility that would provide food for the needy in Connecticut and other New England states. Midwest Food Bank has 10 locations in seven states around th...