Phoenix marchers call attention to homelessness Nov 18, 2008
Association of Arizona Food Banks' executive director Ginny Heldebrand says that's enough to feed 35 families. Advocates for the homeless say money is actually more helpful, because food banks can buy 9 pounds of food with $1. (KOLD.com, AZ)
Marchers gather to highlight homelessness Nov 18, 2008
Nearly 350 pounds of food for Valley food banks was collected - enough to feed 35 families, said Ginny Hildebrand, Association of Arizona Food Banks' executive director. Officials said monetary donations are more helpful, because food banks can buy 9 pounds of food with $1. (AZCentral -- News)
Food banks in desperate need Nov 17, 2007
In a week, about 77,500 Arizona residents will rely on a food bank or other emergency agency to make a holiday feast, according to the Association of Arizona Food Banks ... Virginia Skinner, development director for the Association of Arizona Food Banks, says several variables are tightening supplies for food banks ... Association of Arizona Food Banks. (AZCentral -- News)
Donations trickling into local food banks, aid facing reduction Sep 16, 2007
The Association of Arizona Food Banks is an association of six food banks statewide, including Desert Mission, St. Mary's and United food banks. It has a list of all 404 food providers statewide on its Web site. (AZCentral -- News)
Hungry for donations Aug 11, 2007
"It is down from last year," said Ginny Hildebrand, executive director of the Association of Arizona Food Banks. "I think that one of the things that is really important to remember . . . is that we have had a very different drive this year.". (AZCentral -- News)
Food-drive donations increase more than 50 percent Jul 16, 2007
That is 56 percent higher than the 34,867 pounds of food they had collected by this time last summer, said Fred Bates, a spokesman for the Association of Arizona Food Banks. That much food should be enough to provide 42,411 meals to Arizona residents, Bates said. (AZCentral -- News)
Wells Fargo leads push to fill food bank shelves Jun 7, 2007
Ginny Hildebrand, executive director of the Association of Arizona Food Banks, said the demand for food boxes increases during the summer months because holiday food collections get depleted ... People who wish to donate cash can send checks to the Association of Arizona Food Banks, 2100 N. Central Ave., Ste. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Farm-fresh philanthropy to food banks May 29, 2007
According to the Association of Arizona Food Banks, 853,000 people in Arizona lack adequate daily nutrition, 30 percent of them children and 11 percent seniors. About 77,500 people are served emergency meals weekly in the state. (AZCentral -- Business)
Food banks need harvest workers for citrus crop Feb 19, 2007
The Association of Arizona Food Banks is on a mission to fuel Arizonans with vitamin C.. Volunteers are needed to help harvest citrus for the hungry. (AZCentral -- News)
Food banks fulfill prevalent need in Valley Jan 2, 2007
Jan. 2, 2007 12:00 AM. Why are food banks important. (AZCentral -- News)
