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Browse our collection of press releases and newsletters on providing hunger relief in southeast Missouri.

Newsletters & Reports

2025 Press Release

03/01/2025: Fight Hunger. Spark Change.

03/07/2025: SEMO Food Bank Distributed 14.16 Million Pounds of Food in 2024 Amid Higher Food Insecurity

03/13/2025: Driskill Joins SEMO Food Bank Board of Directors

03/21/2025: SEMO Food Bank Schedules Food Distributions for Those Impacted by Tornados

04/02/2025: From the CEO: New farm bill would help food banks help others

04/18/2025: From the CEO: SNAP & Medicaid are vital to our SEMO community

04/30/2025: Letter Carriers Seek to ‘STAMP OUT HUNGER’ with Help of Local Communities

05/07/2025: SEMO Food Bank Receives Seal of Accreditation from Better Business Bureau

05/14/2025: 1 in 4 Children in Southeast Missouri Face Hunger, According to New Feeding American Report

05/29/2025: Glastetter Joins SEMO Food Bank Board of Directors

06/15/2025: Registration Opens for 14th Annual SEMO Food Bank Golf Classic

08/21/2025: SEMO Food Bank, Redhawks Football Team Up for Forth Year of Sack Hunger Campaign

08/25/2025: Southeast Missouri Food Bank Calls on Community to Take Action Against Hunger This September 

09/02/2025: SEMO Food Bank Second Annual Hunger Action Resource Fair and Mobile Food Pantry

10/23/2025: SEMO Food Bank Expands Annual Empty Bowls with New Lunch Gathering

11/13/2025: SEMO Basketball Teams & Local Sponsors Team Up to “Block Hunger”, support SEMO Food Bank

11/13/2025: Scouting for Food Returns to Help Families Facing Hunger Across Southeast Missouri

2024 Press Releases

10/4/2024: Southeast Missouri Food Bank Names Director of Finance & HR

9/10/2024: People Facing Hunger Call for Change

9/3/2024: SEMO Food Bank Hosts Hunger Action Resource Fair and Mobile Food Pantry

8/27/2024: SEMO Food Bank, Feeding America Call on Public to Join Movement to End Hunger

7/15/2024: Registration Opens for 13th Annual SEMO Food Bank Golf Classic

6/25/2024: The Landing Again Hosts ‘Float to Feed’ to Benefit SEMO Food Bank

6/18/2024: SEMO Food Bank Receives 4-Star Rating from Charity Navigator

5/15/2024: Annual Map the Meal Gap Report Shows More People in Southeast Missouri Are Facing Hunger

5/6/2024: Letter Carriers Seek to ‘Stamp Out Hunger’ with Help of Local Communities

5/2/2024: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Donate Nearly 28,000 Pounds of Food to Southeast Missouri Food Bank 

4/22/2024: SEMO Food Bank Partners with Cape County Realtors, Title Companies for ‘Move to Feed’ Program 

11/11/2024: Share the Harvest Allows Missouri Hunters to Help Neighbors Facing Hunger

4/16/2024: SEMO Food Bank Receives Grant to Support Veterans Healthy Food Program

4/4/2024: Walmart and Sam’s Club Fight Hunger. Spark Change. Campaign Returns to Help People Facing Hunger

3/19/2024: Help SEMO Food Bank ‘Eclipse Senior Hunger’

3/6/2024: SEMO Food Bank Served Nearly 13 Million Meals in 2023

1/25/2024: SEMO Food Bank Encourages Businesses to Participate in Second Annual ‘You CAN Fight Hunger’ Campaign 

2023 Press Releases

12/11/2023: Southeast Missouri Food Bank Awards Agency Capacity Grant to Four Partners

12/7/2023: Mo Beef Kids is “Beefing Up” Hunger Relief Efforts

11/30/2023: First State Community Bank Holiday Classic Teams Also Compete in Food Drive Face Off

11/16/2023: Walmart Supercenter Holds Thanksgiving Food Drive for Neighbors Facing Hunger

11/13/2023: Share the Harvest Allows Missouri Hunters to Help Neighbors Facing Hunger

11/9/2023: MFA Oil Foundation Awards Grant to Southeast Missouri Food Bank

11/7/2023: Feeding America Polls Shows Voters Want Government to Do More to Address Food Insecurity

10/25/2023: Camille Peters Named Chief Impact Officer for SEMO Food Bank

10/3/2023: Leible Named to SEMO Food Bank Board of Directors

9/28/2023: State Farm Insurance Teams Up with Missouri Food Banks to Help Fight Hunger

9/25/2023: The Farm Bill: What It Means for Agriculture, Local Communities and Food Security

9/1/2023: Southeast Missouri Food Bank Joins Feeding America’s Hunger Action Month Campaign

8/2/2023: Southeast Missouri Food Bank Hosts First ‘Field Rows to Foodbank’ Program for Area Farmers

7/17/2023: Registration Open for 12th Annual SEMO Food Bank Golf Classic

7/10/2023: The Landing’s ‘Float to Feed Southeast Missouri’ to Benefit SEMO Food Bank

6/16/2023: Greenway Equipment kicks off Annual Food Bank Fundraiser

6/8/2023: Southeast Missouri Food Bank Part of Multi-State Group Receiving ‘Living Our Own Values’ Award from Feeding America

6/6/2023: Southeast Missouri Food Bank Awarded $10,000 from The Arby’s Foundation

5/5/23: Feeding America releases new Map the Meal Gap Data

5/3/23: Letter Carriers Seek to “Stamp Out Hunger” With Help of Local Communities

4/26/23: New Feeding America Study Finds 5.5 Million Seniors Faced Hunger in 2021

4/10/23: Walmart Continues Commitment to Addressing Food Insecurity through Fight Hunger. Spark Change

3/27/23: SEMO Food Bank Receives $10,000 from Red Nose Day USA

3/2/23: SEMO Food Bank to Host Ribbon Cutting and Open House at Cape County Location

2/27/23: Southeast Missouri Food Bank Served Nearly 12.8 Million Meals in 2022

1/24/23: Missouri Delta Partners with SEMO Food Bank to Open Patient Pantry

2022 Press Releases

11/14/22: SEMO Food Bank Holding Holiday Mobile Distributions

11/3/22: Share the Harvest Allows Hunter to Help Neighbors Facing Hunger

10/13/22: SEMO Food Bank Names Director of Finance

10/11/22: SEMO Food Bank Awarded $500,000 to Address Food Insecurity

10/4/22: Feeding Missouri Names New Executive Director

9/27/22: Feeding America Elevated Voices Report

8/31/22: Parker Named To SEMO Food Bank Board of Directors

8/25/22: SEMO Food Bank Joins Feeding America’s Hunger Action Month Campaign

7/15/22: Tyson Foods Awards SEMO Food Bank $25,000 & Chicken Donation

6/1/22: Food Insecurity Leads to Hard Choices For Many In Southeast Missouri

5/5/22: Montgomery Bank Donates $15,000 Towards SMFB Capital Campaign

5/2/22: Stamp Out Hunger Returns for 2022

4/27/22: SEMO Food Bank Launches New Volunteer System

4/20/22: Walmart & Sam’s Club Once Again Help to Fight Hunger. Spark Change

4/18/22: SEMO Food Bank Receives Grant To Continue Veteran Healthy Food Program

3/23/22: Greenway, Jason Aldean Partnership Raises $172,000 for Food Banks’ Weekend Backpack Programs

3/18/22: Garner Joins SEMO Food Bank as Chief Advancement Officer

3/4/22: 2021 Annual Report Press Release

2/4/22: Tyson Foods Dexter Plant Manager Named to Food Bank Board of Directors

2/1/22: Red Nose Grant Helps Feed Dunklin & Pemiscot County Families

1/24/22: Southeast Missouri Food Bank To Open Satellite Facility To Serve Northern Counties

1/20/22: Greenway Equipment, Jason Aldean Get Back in the Saddle to Fight Childhood Hunger in Missouri, Arkansas 

2021 Press Releases

11/11/21: Mobile Food Program at VA Medical Center Improves Veteran Access to Healthier Food

11/9/21: SEMO Food Bank Receives $5,000 From Enbridge for Holiday Mobiles

11/4/21: SEMO Food Bank Providing Holiday Mobiles in November & December

11/4/21: Ruler Foods Awards $2,000 Grant to SEMO Food Bank

10/12/21: SEMO Food Bank Employees Transition to New, Expanded Roles

9/7/21: Southeast Missouri Food Bank Joins Feeding America’s Hunger Action Month Campaign

9/3/21: Southeast Missouri Food Bank receives $5000 Grant from Union Pacific

7/27/21: SEMO Food Bank Welcomes Kathy Swan to Board of Directors

7/12/21-SEMO Food Bank Receives BNSF Grant for Food Distributions

6/15/21-SEMO Food Bank Expands Food Drive Efforts

6/8/21-Registration Open for 10th Annual SEMO Food Bank Golf Tournament

6/4/21-SEMO Food Bank Offers Open Volunteer Days

6/1/21-SEMO Food Bank Awarded 4-Star Rating From Charity Navigator

5/21/21-Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Expands Commitment to Fighting Food Insecurity

5/17/21-SEMO Food Bank Receives $50,000 Grant For Summer Feeding Program

4/26/21-Tyson Foods Award $40,000 To SEMO Food Bank For Mobile Food Pantries

3/17/21-Subaru Furthers Commitment to Hunger Relief Organization

3/17/21-Red Nose Feeds Pemiscot County Families

2/4/21-Enterprise Helps Food Bank Fight Senior Hunger

1/26/21-SEMO Food Bank Delivers Over 16 Million Pounds of Food in 2020

1/20/21-VA & SEMO Food Bank Expand Food Program

2020 Press Releases

11/2/20: New Member Named for Food Bank Board

10/26/20: Food Bank Receives Grant To Improve Equitable Access To Programs

7/30/20: Bayer Grant Fund Awarded To Food Bank for Child Relief Efforts 

7/28/20: New Member Named To Food Bank Board

6/30/20: Darden Foundation Awards Grant To Food Bank

6/29/20: New Food Bank Position Focuses on Operations & Analytics

6/25/20: COVID-19 & Higher Rates of Hunger in Southeast Missouri 

6/15/20: Food Bank Holds Drive Through Distributions Due To COVID-19 

6/10/20: Registration Opens for SEMO Food Bank Golf Classic

5/15/20: BNSF Railway Grants Funding for Meals in Chaffee

5/14/20: Food Bank Holds Drive Through Distributions Due To COVID-19

5/12/20: Food Bank Receives $50,000 Grant for Summer Feeding Program

4/10/20: Community Foundation of the Ozarks Award Grant to Food Bank

4/8/20: COVID-19 Response Mobiles

4/2/20: Food Bank Receives Grant To Hire Displaced Workers

3/16/20: COVID-19 Media Statement

3/10/20: Poplar Bluff Kroger Awards $3,000 Grant To Food Bank

3/2/20: Greenway Raises $166, 400 for Food Bank Backpack Programs

2/28/20: Tyson Foods Award Grant to Food Bank

2/4/20: Wells Fargo Holiday Program Raises $5,380 for Food Bank

1/22/20: Greenway Equipment, Jason Aldean Team Up To Fight Childhood Hunger

1/14/20: New Member Named To Food Bank Board

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