A major milestone has been hit here at your Kansas Food Bank.  We are so thrilled to announce that as of March 29, 2012 a hunger relief partner has been secured and served in all 85 counties that we cover.  It has been a long, hard road but one that we feel so worth the trip. [...]

Through Feeding America’s new partnership, when you buy participating General Mills products, you can enter the code on the box online and your Kansas Food Bank will receive a donation worth 5 meals!  Look for the Outnumber Hunger logo on products at the store, then go online at www.outnumberhunger.com and enter those item numbers. Giving couldn’t be easier! Participating brands [...]

This March, your Kansas Food Bank is recognizing National Nutrition Month® in honor of the nearly 49 million Americans that lack access, at times, to enough food for an active, healthy life. Right now, 1 in 6 Americans is struggling with hunger. Though we cannot tell who is hungry from the clothes people wear, the [...]

Follow the Food!  What exactly happens to the food that is brought into the warehouse and placed in the bin at the front desk? First it goes off to the sort room where it is packed with like items in boxes. From there, it moves to the racks where it awaits an agency order.  Once asked for by [...]

Have you ever wondered what our schedule looks like here at the Kansas Food Bank?  We thought it would be fun to share with everyone.  Here is a look at what happens throughout the month. First of all, there are several activities that happen daily at the food bank: Volunteers pack Food 4 Kids packets [...]

In celebration of the upcoming Holidays, the Kansas Food Bank will be closed on Monday, December 26th and Monday, January 2nd so our employees can spend time with their families.

Bocconcini Italian Eatery at 4811 E. Central in Wichita is running a yummy food drive for us through the end of December. Bring in any 3 non-perishable canned food items and receive a free homemade tiramisu! YUM!

Starting Friday, December 9, 2011, at the Bank’s Open House event, customers and friends are invited to donate jars of peanut butter for donation to the needy. CBOK will continue collecting peanut butter through the end of the year at all eight branches. The Bank will match the amount of peanut butter collected, and deliver [...]

Many MANY thanks to these 95 volunteers from Kansas Gas Service. In just 3 hours they: made 1,200 holiday boxes, boxed up 5,000lbs of bread, tore through 10 pallets of Food 4 Kids product prep, and relabeled 2,880 jars of mayonnaise. WOW!

The Kansas Food Bank will be closed November 24th and 25th so our employees can spend the Thanksgiving Holiday with their families. From our families to all of yours, we hope you have a wonderful Holiday.  We will resume regular work hours on Monday, November 28th.