Great Plains Food Bank Archives

Cass Clay Creamery donates more than 24,000 cartons of milk to local food bank

October 1, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — In their battle to fight food insecurity, Cass Clay Creamery once again teamed up with Hornbacher’s to donate milk to Great Plains Food Bank. Cass Clay Creamery donated over 24,000 “Giving Cow” cartons of milk. In North Dakota, 77,000 people face hunger, and over 25,000 of whom are children. As one of the most requested items…

Food Banks dealing with end of food insecurity survey

September 24, 2025

Alex Bertsch, Eric Bolin,

Fargo, N.D. (KVRR) – Local food banks may see more difficulties in determining how many people in their communities are going hungry. That’s after the USDA announced that it will end the longstanding Household Food Security Report, calling it “redundant, costly, politicized, and extraneous.” Great Plains Food Bank says that this report was an important part of how they compare…

Great Plains Food Bank presented with two big donations

September 4, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Great Plains’ Hunger Action Month gets some major support through two big donations. North Dakota Farmers Union and Farmers Union Enterprises donated 35,000 pounds of ham from Redwood Farms in Iowa. Later in the day, Hornbacher’s presented a check of over $46,000 from its annual Checkout Hunger campaign. Combined with Hornbacher’s December Feed Hope campaign, the…

Feed the Hungry Tour Stops in Fargo

Richard Demers says that once he did research about how pervasive of a problem food insecurity is in the U.S. and Canada, he felt he had to do something to combat the phenomenon.

September 3, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Fargo Air Museum is known for, well, its classic aircrafts. But on September 3rd, it hosted a different kind of vintage conveyance for a very special cause. Richard Demers grew passionate about fighting hunger after seeing the problem up close in his native Canada, and decided to hop behind the wheel of his 1932 Dodge DK8…

Sparklight Gives $5,000 Grant To West Fargo Eats

July 15, 2025

Jim Monk,

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — There’s some good news for a local group that works to fight hunger. Sparklight presented a $5,000 check to West Fargo Eats. The partnership between Lutheran Church of the Cross, Gate City Bank, YWCA Cass Clay, and Great Plains Food Bank offers a unique shopping and drive-thru style experience for clients. The director says the…

Great Plains Food Bank Campaigning To Protect Snap Funding

Great Plains Food Bank campaigns against SNAP cuts

June 25, 2025

Alex Bertsch,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — With federal cuts looming, the Great Plains Food Bank is putting out a call for help this morning. The current budget reconcilliation bill, also known as the “big beautiful bill” contains cuts to multiple food programs including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. The food bank says that if funding for these benefits is cut,…

Volunteers gather to help pack food for Great Plains Food Bank’s annual Packathon

June 4, 2025

Eric Bolin,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Great Plains Food Bank had their second day of their annual Packathon on Wednesday. Employees from sixteen area businesses came to the food bank to help pack beans and noodles into one pound bags to help stock area food pantries. The volunteers have a friendly competition going to see who can pack the most pounds….

Great Plains Food Bank Receives Donation of Nearly 40,000 Pounds of Mac and Cheese

May 30, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — It was a cheesy dream for the Great Plains Food Bank as nearly 40,000 pounds of macaroni and cheese were donated by Land O’Lakes. The macaroni will be available to Great Plains 196 partner food pantries, soup kitchens, and shelters across North Dakota and Clay County, Minnesota. The donation comes at a time when many food…

Great Plains Food Bank Future Federal Funds Uncertain But Programs Still Running

May 27, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Federal cuts to food programs are leaving food pantries like Great Plains Food Bank in Fargo uncertain about future funding. Earlier this year, Great Plains announced it had lost about $1.3 million in funding and food. The food bank then shifted avenues on where they received fresh produce and meat. But the wait for the vote…

Federal cuts affect regional food access; more uncertainty to come

May 27, 2025

KVRR Staff,

Ashley Baker, strategic initiatives coordinator at the Great Plains Food Bank, stocks food in a wellness pantry. (Courtesy of Great Plains Food Bank)FARGO (North Dakota Monitor) — Proposed cuts to the federal food assistance program are coming at a time when agencies addressing hunger in North Dakota are already facing lost revenue and increased need. “There’s a lot of uncertainty…