FALL 2021 ALLEN FAMILY
YOU INSPIRED A FAMILY TO GIVE BACK “I appreciate the help we’ve received, because you never know when you’re going to need help. It can turn quick.”–John John, a Marine …
FALL 2021 BACKPACK SPECIALISTS
A DECADE OF SERVICE TO THE BACKPACK PROGRAM Shortly after the Great Plains Food Bank began its BackPack Program, Colleen Fowler showed up to help. Nearly 10 years later, Colleen …
FALL 2021 KATRINA
KATRINA THANKS YOU “I really appreciate the help and hard work [you] do to help families out.” We met Katrina, Rylee, 3 and Lilly, 2 when they biked to a …
FALL 2021 ERICA
YOU PUT HEALTHY FOOD ON A FAMILY’S TABLE Erica’s family has been at home in their Northeastern Dakota community ever since moving there a few years ago. And thanks to …
Chief Executive Officer
DOWNLOAD JOB DESCRIPTION HERE HOW TO APPLY Apply Now Contact for More Information: Kate Molbert | Chief Operating Office kmolbert@greatplainsfoodbank.org | 701-476-9127
LOCAL TRUCK DRIVER
Accountable to: Distribution & Logistics ManagerDepartment: OperationsEmployment Status: Non-exempt Hours: Full TimeLocation: Fargo Position Purpose The local truck driver is responsible for driving a …
LOREE
A longtime school teacher, Loree has experienced the toll felt by many struggling due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With prices for useful grocery store items much higher than they were a year ago, she needs to be even more cautions with her benefits from the SNAP program. While also caring for her 97-year-old mother, she finds unique ways to make it to the end of each month.
DIANNE
Dianne summarizes the difference benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) make in her life very simply: “Without SNAP, I wouldn’t be able to eat,” she says. With medical issues, she has also moved in with her mother in an effort to save expenses in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read her full story here.
DAWN
Dawn has dietary restrictions that make it difficult to purchase what she needs while living on a fixed income. Even while receiving benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), she struggles to fill her nutritional needs. Read here about all that she needs to do to live as healthy of a life as she can.
TAMMY BENJAMIN
Tammy Benjamin has spent the majority of her life purchasing groceries on a tight budget and today, now with 10 grandchildren, is no different. Unable to work, she receives disability payments and benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). On a fixed income, the SNAP program allows her the means to make it to the end of each month.