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2nd Annual Drive Out Hunger Golf Tournament
On August 29, Facing Hunger Foodbank held its 2nd annual Drive Out Hunger golf tournament at Creekside Golf Course in Lavalette, WV. Thank you to all players, teams, and sponsors for joining us on this special day. Thanks to you, we were able to raise enough funds to...
City of Huntington gives Facing Hunger Foodbank $500,000
via The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON - A local community organization can continue work to help residents with aid from the City of Huntington. Huntington Mayor Steve Williams delivered a $500.000 check on behalf of the city Wednesday to Facing Hunger Foodbank. The...
Food bank to host listening tour to learn from those facing food insecurity
via The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON - Facing Hunger Foodbank plans to join Feeding America's initiative "Elevating Voices to End Hunger Together," an effort aimed to collect input from people facing food insecurity. Through Elevating Voices to End Hunger together, the...
Drive out Hunger Golf Tournament
Registration for our 2nd annual Drive Out Hunger Golf Tournament is now open, invite your golf buddies & join us on Monday, August 29th at Creekside Golf Course in Lavalette, WV!⛳️ Your entry fee includes: Tournament day lunch, green fees, golf cart, gift package,...
OVP Health partners with Facing Hunger Foodbank to feed communities
via The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON - Huntington-based OVP Health has formalized a partnership with Facing Hunger Foodbank to provide monthly food distributions in seven of the Tri-State area communities where it operates outpatient health centers On Monday, OVP Health...
Huntington employees volunteer at Facing Hunger Foodbank
via The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON — City of Huntington employees completed a quarterly Day of Service at FacingHunger Foodbank on Thursday. Employees assembled boxes of food that are to be delivered to various locations. Volunteers began working at 9 a.m., with...
Facing Hunger Foodbank, West End Group Provide Food to 400 Families
via The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON — With volunteers from the West End Neighborhood Watch Facebook Group, Facing Hunger Foodbank provided meals to 400 families during their Wednesday food distribution in the West End of Huntington. The food distribution is designed to...
Funding will allow foodbank to expand
via The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON - West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice awarded more than $7.25 million from the CARES Act to homeless shelters and food pantries, Including Facing Hunger Foodbank, which received $1 expand its warehouse. The award will allow Facing Hunger...
Huntington food bank awarded $600,000 grant
via The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced a $600,000 grant for Facing Hunger Foodbank in Huntington during a virtual event Friday. “This funding will go to provide medically indicated food boxes to all the counties that we have not...