(Lewiston, ID) The Idaho Foodbank hosted volunteer shifts in Lewiston and at all of their locations in Idaho to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is also designated as a National Day of Service. In the last fiscal year, the Lewiston branch of The Idaho Foodbank had over 2,800 volunteers. Volunteers are a vital part of the statewide network that provides food for our neighbors who are struggling to make ends meet.
Volunteers today were assembling bags of food for The Idaho Foodbank’s Backpack Program. This program provides children in need with a bag of food for the weekend. These bags contain food for 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, and 2 dinners and the bag fits inside a child’s backpack. The Idaho Foodbank distributed over 64,000 Backpacks in the last year to children who are food insecure.
Statewide, volunteers donated over 70,000 hours at The Idaho Foodbank’s three warehouses in the last fiscal year.
You can sign up to volunteer, donate, or find food if you are in need at idahofoodbank.org.