Do you have any dietary needs or concerns? Are there specific food items that would be helpful to you? Are you satisfied with the quality and quantity of the food you receive? Are you treated with respect? Are the location and the date/time convenient? And how likely are you to recommend our services to [...]

With input from current guests, "missing" guests, and our partners, we have launched a new strategic direction for the Food Bank. The plan spans the next five years and brings us together to focus on important goals that build on what we already do—effectively and efficiently distribute healthy food. Our 5-year goals are to: [...]

The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank is forging ahead with its new strategic plan to eliminate disparities in access to nutritious foods, improve guests' health, and connect guests to other resources that support food security. Developed with guests and partners, the plan’s success will rely on the input, support, and guidance of these groups and other [...]

Imagine what your neighborhood would be like if every child, every mother, every father, every senior, everyone has the food they need to support their health and well-being.  This vision is possible! Together, we’re already making life better for the children, seniors, families, and hard-working individuals in central and western Virginia who do not [...]

Summer is a carefree time for many kids, but not all. In the Blue Ridge region, 1 in every 12 children is experiencing food insecurity. When that last bell rings, these students lose access to school breakfast and lunch for two whole months—food that many depend on to stay active and healthy throughout the [...]

One thing we can all agree on is that everyone should have enough to eat. In pursuit of this vision, the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank helps fill the gap between need and what government benefits provide. The most significant governmental hunger-relief program is SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly the Food Stamp program). SNAP [...]

[The following summarizes material presented in a virtual CEO Forum on April 12, 2023. You can watch the recording here.] By Michael McKee, CEO Everyone should have enough to eat. Full stop. But we know we still have some work to do to realize this vision for the future. From July to December, the [...]

Written By: Les Sinclair, Communications & PR Manager Why is the loss of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) emergency allotments getting so much attention lately? There are two storylines. One is about how the elimination will impact the Virginia economy. The other is how it will affect the recipients. [...]