Midwest Food Bank

An Illinois state program covering some Peoria-area food banks and food pantries is suspended indefinitely due to federal funding cuts.

The Midwest Food Bank in Morton and Bloomington-based insurance company State Farm are both involved in responding to the ongoing destructive wildfires in the Los Angeles area.

There are paths for food waste that don’t end at the landfill.

A state-wide grant program funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture aims to address food insecurity while also assisting historically under-represented farmers, and the Midwest Food Bank is part of the initiative.

The Midwest Food Bank in Morton is sending semi-loads of family food boxes to southern Georgia to aid victims of Hurricane Idalia

The Peoria branch of the MFB is taking action to gather and distribute more food to the area to meet an increased demand.

In the wake of Hurricane Ian, relief organizations across central Illinois are banding together to help tens of thousands of Floridians without shelter and food.

The food bank's food is donated, but the costs to transport donations are increasing. Volunteers can help.

Central Illinois agencies are chipping in to assist relief efforts in Louisiana following Hurricane Ida.

Charitable food organizations, like the Midwest Food Bank are eagerly looking for volunteers comfortable enough to serve, while still recovering from a rough year of production due to the pandemic.