Inmates grow veggies to feed hungry Aug 19, 2009
Ginny Hildebrand, president and chief executive of the Association of Arizona Food Banks, said the state initially said it was too costly to employ enough guards to prevent inmate escapes. But the food banks argued that axing the program would mean the loss of millions of pounds of produce gathered by inmates at a time when demand had jumped 43 percent. (MSNBC -- Crime)
9-11 plaque needs to be returned Jun 6, 2009
Food collection bins will be placed in Wells Fargo Banks in Sierra Vista or people who wish to donate cash can send checks to the Association of Arizona Food Banks, 2100 N. Central Ave., Ste. 230, Phoenix, AZ 85004. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Valley food banks struggle to provide aid Apr 1, 2009
The Association of Arizona Food Banks reported a 47. 9 percent increase in demand for emergency food assistance in the last quarter of 2008 compared with the same quarter in 2007. (AZCentral)
People, not funds, pouring into non-profits Mar 9, 2009
The Association of Arizona Food Banks said its members saw a 48 percent increase in people seeking food in fourth quarter 2008, compared with a year earlier. The United Food Bank in Mesa alone has been running about 2 million pounds short of supplying all the food requested this fiscal year. (AZCentral -- News)
AAFB reaction Feb 21, 2009
In the wake of state budget reductions affecting numerous social service programs, the Association of Arizona Food Banks (AAFB) wishes to make the following statement. The Arizona Department of Economic Security announced budgetary reductions impacting hundreds of thousands of the most vulnerable citizens statewide. (Nogales International, AZ)
