The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted communities across the country and people in need are turning to food banks for support. River Valley Regional Food Bank staff, along with staff from Antioch for Youth and Family, pose with blue face masks donated by AT&T. Demand for the River Valley Regional Food Bank’s (RVRFB) service [...]
Police officers (from L-R, Cpl. Chase DeCroo with Van Buren Police Department, Sgt. Jonathan Wear with VBPD, School Resource Officer David Passen with VBPD, Sgt. Chad McCabe with Mulberry Police Department, Chief Josiah Bolin with Hartford Police Department and Officer Bo Kimmons with Alma Police Department) pose with Patrol Packs provided by AT&T and [...]
Hunger impacts people in every corner of the country, including nearly 20 percent of our neighbors in the River Valley. Given the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, that number may increase to 22 ½ percent this year. And with 1 in 4 children in our state experiencing food insecurity, it is important to continue growing [...]
Robin Moses, HR/ROMA Coordinator at the Crawford-Sebastian Community Development Council, directs traffic during a River Valley Regional Food Bank Pop-Up Pantry at Ozark High School in Ozark on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Thanks to its partnership with the nation's largest domestic hunger-relief organization, Feeding America, the River Valley Regional Food Bank (RVRFB) was [...]
More than 37,000 pounds of chicken donated from Tyson Foods will be distributed to the public for free on Thursday (April 2) at the River Valley Regional Food Bank (RVRFB). Tyson Foods, headquartered in Springdale, Ark., donated in total more than 73,000 pounds of chicken products to the RVRFB to help us respond to COVID-19. [...]
The following is an update on the River Valley Regional Food Bank’s COVID-19 Community Action Plan. While our plans still remain fluid, we do have a few more concrete things we can communicate to you. Here’s a breakdown: Community Partnerships River Valley Regional Food Bank Director Tracy Engel is working with Feeding America, local and [...]
The River Valley Regional Food Bank continues to closely monitor the evolving COVID-19 situation. We are following guidance from the Centers For Disease Control, the World Health Organization and Feeding America to ensure that we continue to take proper precautions to protect our food supply, as well as our employees, volunteers and the public. [...]
