New Hampshire Food Bank

Last month, we were excited to see the Heritage Helps van roll up to the Food Bank with a delivery of food donations – 212 pounds of food in total! Their donation will provide approximately 177 meals to our neighbors experiencing hunger throughout the Granite State. We’re grateful to Heritage Home Service and Heritage Helps Foundation for their continued and longtime support of the New Hampshire Food Bank and commitment to giving back to the communities they serve.

Surprised is an understatement! Recently, our executive director and director of development were surprised with a generous donation of $50,000 from the Dunkin' Joy in Childhood Foundation and local franchisees to support programming that provides food access to kids battling hunger here in the Granite State. In addition to this generous gift, they rolled up their sleeves for a morning of volunteer work in our garden, helping prepare the land for the upcoming season! Thank you, Dunkin' Joy in Childhood Foundation and local franchisees for your longtime partnership and support of the NH Food Bank and our mission!

Thank you to State Farm agents and staff who recently rolled up their sleeves and volunteered in our garden, helping prepare it for the season ahead by reestablishing garden beds and pathways! We’re grateful for their hard work and for the support of State Farm, who in addition to volunteering has been supporting our Culinary Job Training program through generous grant funding since 2017! Learn more about how State Farm is supporting the NH Food Bank here: https://lnkd.in/dVVYYYWu

Did you know that the NH Food Bank has a Fresh Rescue Program that works to combat food waste? This #EarthDay we wanted to share a little about this program and how combating food waste is essential in the fight against hunger. According to Feeding America, each year more than 92 billion pounds of food is wasted in the United States – equal to approximately 145 billion meals. These are foods that are still perfectly safe to eat, but may be oddly shaped, approaching sell-by or expiration dates, slightly damaged in transport or just didn’t sell*. Here in the Granite State, the NH Food Bank works with grocery partners to collect, or enable our partner agencies to recover fresh meat and poultry that would otherwise be disposed of through our Fresh Rescue Program. These high-quality protein products are collected by or distributed to our more than 400 partner agencies throughout New Hampshire and are also used in our Culinary Job Training Program to prepare nutritional cuisine for distribution to our agencies. In 2023, this program recovered more than 236,837 pounds of food – keeping perfectly good food out of the landfill and available for our neighbors experiencing hunger. By supporting the NH Food Bank and programs like these you’re helping nourish our communities statewide. Learn more about NH Food Bank and our programs at: nhfoodbank.org/what-we-do *Source: Feeding America: https://lnkd.in/gZEpbCCp

What a night! Congratulations to our 2024 Steel Chef Challenge winner — Antonio Wormley of Pavilion Wolfeboro! We’re so thankful to all of this year's talented chef competitors, Antonio, Paul Callahan of Vino e Vivo , GJ Overmars of Tinos Kitchen + Bar and Collin Kosinski of Sugar Hill Inn for embracing the Challenge issued by our host, Chef Marcus Samuelsson, and producing some amazing dishes! We had a great night with host, Marcus Samuelsson and judges Bobby Marcotte of Tuckaway Tavern & Butchery , Hop + grind & The Barn at Merry Hill, WMUR-TV Erin Fehlau & 2022 Steel Chef Winner John Bouley! A big thank you to everyone who came out to raise awareness and funds for our neighbors experiencing hunger - we're so grateful for your support and couldn't do what we do without you! If you were a VIP guest, photos will be available soon! Expect an email from us! And last, but certainly not least, this event wouldn’t be possible without the generous support of volunteers and sponsors and many more - thank you all for your support and partnership!

We’re back with another “Food Bank Fact Friday”! Did you know that in addition to food distribution, the NH Food Bank has created innovative programs designed to fight the root causes of hunger? These programs empower people with skills and resources that enable them to become more self-sufficient and improve their quality of life. NH Food Bank's programs include: - Cooking Matters® - Recipe for Success Culinary Job Training Program - SNAP Outreach - Production Garden - Granite State Market Match - Double Up Food Bucks NH - USDA Summer Food Service Program - Mobile Food Pantries - Fresh Rescue Program - NH Feeding NH - Nutrition Pantry Program Learn more about what we do here: https://lnkd.in/dmkxJVEV

We’re grateful to La-Z-Boy of Manchester and Fallon's Furniture for their generous support of the NH Food Bank! They recently presented us with the results of their annual monthlong Gift of Giving campaign – a $14,000 donation to help us further our mission and support our friends and neighbors experiencing hunger throughout NH. Thank you to La-Z-Boy of Manchester, Fallon’s Furniture and their generous customers for their continued support!

There's still time to support the NH Food Bank with Bretton Woods' “Lift Up Our Community” online auction of vintages lift chairs from their original B-lift! The auction is live until 3PM EST today, and we invite you to bid on a unique piece of ski history to benefit the NH Food Bank. To learn more and bid on the Food Bank’s chair, visit: https://lnkd.in/dgJQNHHQ #LiftUpOurCommunity #BrettonWoodsNH

March is #NationalNutritionMonth! Founded by Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, this annual campaign invites everyone to learn about making informed food choices and developing healthful habits! Join us as we celebrate this year’s theme of going Beyond the Table all month long! Be sure to keep an eye on our social channels for fun, informative and interactive content from our nutrition team as we explore the various ways and places we eat! Want to learn more about how the NH Food Bank is helping inspire families to make healthy, affordable food choices? Check out NH Food Bank’s Cooking Matters program by visiting: https://lnkd.in/eB8wrt2C

We’re back with another Food Bank ‘Fact Friday’! Did you know that in 2023, the New Hampshire Food Bank distributed 16,358,078 pounds of food to our more than 400 agency partners throughout New Hampshire. That’s the equivalent of 13,631,731 meals!