Today is Giving Tuesday, and an anonymous friend of ours will match your gift, up to $25,000! With our ability to stretch each $1 into $7.34 worth of goods & services, just imagine what we could do with just a $10 gift while we have a donation match available! With 1 in 7 Utah children […]
Utah Food Bank is proud to announce that we have officially been awarded a Top Workplaces honor by The Salt Lake Tribune. This recognition only confirms something our approximately 100 employees already know — Utah Food Bank is a GREAT place to work! Now in its sixth year, this list of honorees is based solely […]
In Utah, 382,000 Utahns face hunger. Even more alarming is that 1 in 7 Utah children don’t know where their next meal will come from. To raise awareness and combat the issue of hunger, Utah Food Bank is partnering with Walmart, Sam’s Club and Feeding America for the sixth annual “Fight Hunger. Spark Change” campaign, […]
Today is Giving Tuesday, and an anonymous friend of ours will match your gift, up to $10,000! With our ability to stretch each $1 into $7.48 worth of goods & services, just imagine what we could do with just a $10 gift while we have a donation match available! With 1 in 7 Utah children […]
Want to double-down on your donation this holiday season? For a limited time, thanks to our partnerships with Feeding America and Bank of America, each $1 you donate will be matched by the Bank of America Charitable Foundation with $2 through their Give a Meal program. That means that if you donate $25, we receive […]
This year’s “Foodstruction” was a huge hit, and we can’t thank Salt Lake County Health Department enough for organizing it! If you are wondering what “Foodstruction” means, it’s essentially constructing sculptures out of food, and these amazing works of art were on display at several local library locations earlier this month. As an added bonus, […]
Want to take chance on some great prizes AND help us feed Utahns facing hunger at the same time? Consider participating in our Night at the Warehouse gala Opportunity Drawing! For a suggested ticket price contribution of $100*, you may participate in the following opportunities. The drawing will take place at our event on April […]
If you visited the Joseph Smith Memorial Building during the holidays, you most likely saw the lines for the charity vending machines that were located in the lobby. As part of the “Light the World” holiday initiative of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, vending machines with a charitable twist were installed near […]
Utah Food Bank President and CEO, Jim Yorgason announced his plans to retire later this year. The announcement comes following years of service at Utah Food Bank. He joined in 2010 as COO and later took the helm as President and Chief Executive Officer in June of 2013. “My time at Utah Food Bank has […]
Our Winter 2018 Hungry Heart newsletter is in the mail! If you don’t receive one, or missed yours, please take a look at our digital version for all the latest and upcoming events and initiatives at Utah Food Bank, including information about our Night at the Warehouse Gala, Volunteer Spotlight and an update on our Mobile […]