Des Moines, IA – Iowa officials are urging residents to donate to local food banks as the ongoing federal shutdown leaves many families temporarily without access to their SNAP benefits.
According to the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the state will use existing funds to match all cash donations to Iowa’s six regional food banks up to one million dollars. The initiative began Friday, November 1, and aims to provide emergency food security support across all 99 counties.
State officials said the food banks collectively serve more than 1,500 local partner agencies, including food pantries and community kitchens. With SNAP assistance delayed due to the shutdown, those organizations are seeing a sharp rise in demand.
Iowans can support the effort by donating directly to any of the state’s regional food banks, including:
- Food Bank of Siouxland – siouxlandfoodbank.networkforgood.com
- Food Bank for the Heartland – donate.foodbankheartland.org
- Food Bank of Iowa – foodbankiowa.org
- HACAP Food Reservoir – hacap.org/donate
- Northeast Iowa Food Bank – donorbox.org/general-donation-to-neifb
- River Bend Food Bank – riverbendfoodbank.org/donate
Residents can also find more information and donation links through Iowa HHS and Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management social media channels.
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