Local groups net Idaho Food Bank Fund grants

A handful of Bonner County nonprofits have received grants from the Idaho Food Bank Fund.

Receiving awards are the Bonner Community Food Bank, $4,000; Food for Our Children, Inc., $4,000; Sandpoint Area Seniors, Inc., $2,500; and Priest River Ministries - Advocates for Women, Inc., $2,500.

The grants go toward the nonprofits' efforts on hunger relief, nutrition education, and promotion of healthy eating. Raised through donations to the Idaho Food Bank Fund, a total of 72 organizations across the state received grants to further their work to solve hunger in Idaho. The grants, totaling $178,718, are allocated to help recipients operate programs, purchase food, expand capacity (new freezers, shelving, transportation, etc.), and to promote or provide nutrition education for underserved and marginalized Idahoans.

Passed by the Idaho State Legislature in 2009, the Idaho Food Bank Fund provides financial support to Idaho nonprofits that offer food insecurity relief. The Idaho Foodbank serves as the official fiduciary agent and partners with Catholic Charities of Idaho to administer the awards annually.

“Idaho taxpayers can be proud that via the Idaho Food Bank Fund we are collaboratively working towards relieving food insecurity in communities around the state,” said Randy Ford, president and CEO of The Idaho Foodbank. “The Fund is a valuable tool to support local organizations that are working every day to help Idahoans in need.”