Steve and Leona
When he was younger, Steve had a good job as a cook. He enjoyed the work and expected it would be his lifetime career. But a car accident changed everything. …
Heather
Heather admits she’s not the most likely person to wait in line to pick up food items at a local mobile food pantry event. She and her husband have good, …
A Father’s Love
Edward drove in from Edgeley, North Dakota, and waited in line for a half hour so he could pick up food for his sons. In particular, his youngest son who …
Jodi Schad
Jodi Schad has always wanted to help people. For a while, she thought about studying criminal justice. But once she started classes at Sitting Bull College in Fort Yates, North …
Anita Dunn
Anita Dunn lost her job over a month ago. She had been working as a housekeeper at the Fort Yates Indian Health Service Hospital, but her contract ended. “I was …
Feeding a Family
When Amber heard that the Great Plains Food Bank mobile unit was stopping in Fort Yates, she jumped at the opportunity to receive some fresh produce and other staples. She …
Cassie Scheiman
Shortly after World War I, North Dakota became the summer home for many migrant families. The sugar beet industry in ND in part, became successful because of the efforts of …
A friendship forged through volunteerism at the Great Plains Food Bank
Kayla, Terri and Brenda met while sorting bulk food items in the Great Plains Food Bank’s regional service center in Bismarck in February 2021. The facility had just opened and …
Allan Wolf
One in six North Dakotans wake up each morning facing hunger, just like 68-year-old Marine Corp Veteran and grandfather of three, Allan Wolf. Allan is currently an over-the-road truck driver …
Preparing for the future
Carlos Sanchez and his two-year-old daughter Amara patiently waited their turn to go through the line and get the food they needed at Ministry on the Margins in Bismarck. It …