Dayton Foodbank

The van seats 15 passengers and will help the Foodbank meet the growing need for food assistance across Montgomery, Greene and Preble counties.

The symposium's theme was "Creating Brave Spaces for Civic Engagement." In this conversation, panelists discussed building community during uncertain political times.

For its 42nd annual Easter egg hunt, Young's Jersey Dairy will use 10,000 plastic eggs with coupons for visitors instead of it's typical use of real, cooked eggs.

Second Harvest Food Bank and the Foodbank Inc. are just two food banks in Ohio who learned millions of dollars in food is no longer coming.

Here's a list of Dayton-area nonprofits that will distribute hot meals and food boxes ahead of Thanksgiving 2024.

Hunger and food insecurity rose in Montgomery, Greene and Preble counties after pandemic relief programs ended in Ohio in 2022.

Over 40,000 households in Montgomery County enrolled in SNAP — formerly known as food stamps — have, on average, received $90 more per person, per month since 2020. Although the temporary boost to SNAP benefits will end in March.

The Dayton Foodbank held a mass food distribution drive-thru ahead of Thanksgiving on Tuesday. Organizers there say they’re seeing a slight uptick in clients as the cost of living keeps rising.

The Dayton Metro Library announced its partnership with the Dayton Foodbank to become an official pantry location Monday.

Ohio food banks are struggling to keep up with supply shortages and rising food costs. The state has had over 275 federal food trucks canceled, food banks are spending more with a limited budget and donations have gone down.

Back in September the Dayton Foodbank unveiled its new hydroponic greenhouse. It was a way for the food bank to serve more fresh, locally grown vegetables to residents facing food insecurity in the Miami Valley. In mid-December it began harvesting its first batch of greens grown on-sight.

Since May of this year, The Dayton Foodbank has been holding a free monthly farmers market at First Baptist Church in Yellow Springs. It's a new effort that comes after the food bank identified Yellow Springs as an underserved area for households experiencing food insecurity.