“Food insecurity isn't about food, it's about income. The families struggling with food security are almost always struggling with other expenses as well. Because food insecurity isn't its issue when we provide food to a family, this also helps them pay for rent, utilities, or other expenses.” - Brian Greene, CEO of Houston Food Bank |
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Paperwork for orders, deliveries, and pick-ups To standardize our procedures for improved and accurate billing for our 150+ Hunger Relief Partners around the state, the following procedures have been developed. Receiving Procedure -
When you receive your order, you will be provided with a receipt with an itemized account of all items and any delivery charges, if applicable. This receipt is your only copy — please keep it for your records. Use your receipt to verify that all items in your order are correct and in good condition.
- Verify the accuracy of your order before signing the receipt.
- If you are missing items, contact Food Bank of Wyoming Help Desk at 307-265-2172 so your billing statement can be adjusted for the missing items. Make sure you contact the help desk within 48 hours of your delivery.
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Sign the receipt to verify your order, if the driver does not have a receipt for you, contact the Help Desk
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Mark Your Calendars!
Our Annual Inventory will be scheduled for the end of June, dates to be announced later. |
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May 13 – Stamp Out Hunger (NALC National Food Drive)
- May 29 – Memorial Day; Food Bank of Wyoming is closed
- July 1 – Beginning of Fiscal Year 2024
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July 4 – Independence Day; Food Bank of Wyoming is closed
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Partner Spotlight - St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Dubois
For the past 100 years, St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Dubois has served as an anchor for people seeking assistance during difficult times. Since the 1980s, the church’s food pantry has provided nourishment to community members in need of food.
But the food pantry is about much more than food. St. Thomas’ Community Food Bank makes all the difference during hard times, providing nutrition as well as a sense of community for their neighbors facing isolation. This is especially evident when their donation base is highlighted. This pantry is supported by a wide variety of grants, businesses, churches, and individuals; they also receive generous amounts of food from locals and the grocery store.
St. Thomas’ Community Food Bank is staffed by four volunteers and is open each Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to noon, as well as during office hours or by appointment. Through partnerships with the local senior center, Boys & Girls Club, high school honor society, and the Western Fremont County Humane Society (which provides pet food for clients with pets), this mighty pantry currently serves clients from Crowheart west to Togwotee Pass, averaging 588 households (972 adults and 227 children) plus additional holiday food boxes at Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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Welcome Amanda Koziol, Food Bank of Wyoming’s new warehouse manager! While Amanda was born and raised in Colorado; and her family took every opportunity to come up and spend time in the Cowboy State. Still, she admits that it wasn’t until the Solar Eclipse that she got to know Wyoming “outside of our amazing national, state, and local parks systems.” That visit to Casper was the moment she fell in love with Wyoming and promptly moved.
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Fast-forward a few years and she spies a job posting for FBW. Her previous warehouse experiences made her very conscientious of the rising food prices, and she was looking forward to helping Wyomingites who can’t keep up with those rising costs. In her spare time, Amanda and her German Shepherd pup love to traverse Wyoming, stomp around Casper, float down the Platte River, and golf. She is happiest when she sees the faces of people who are benefiting from her efforts to fight hunger and to feed hope at Food Bank of Wyoming. |
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USDA Disaster Food Safety Tips
Severe weather often results in power outages or flooding that could compromise the safety of stored food. Here are some tips from the USDA that might help keep food safe and help your pantry and community: If you expect or experience a power outage - The refrigerator will keep food at a safe temperature (below 40°F) for up to 4 hours if it is unopened.
- A full freezer will hold a safe temperature for approximately 48 hours (24 hours if it is half full and the doors remain closed).
- Always keep an appliance thermometer in both the refrigerator and freezer in the event you ever need to check the temperature.
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Before a storm, freeze water in small plastic storage bags or containers and place them around the food in the refrigerator and freezer to help keep food cold.
- Freeze refrigerated items, such as leftovers, milk, and fresh meat and poultry that you may not need immediately — this helps keep them at a safe temperature longer.
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Consider getting 50 pounds of dry or block ice if a lengthy power outage is possible. This amount of ice should keep an 18-cubic-foot freezer cold for two days.
- Store food items close together in the freezer — this “igloo” effect helps the food stay cold longer.
- Keep a few days' worths of ready-to-eat foods on hand that do not require cooking or refrigeration.
If you expect or experience flooding: - If possible, raise refrigerators and freezers off the floor, putting cement blocks under their corners.
- Move canned goods and other foods in basements or low cabinets to a higher area.
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Drink only bottled water that has not come in contact with flood water. Discard any bottled water that may have come in contact with flood water.
- If there is any chance a food item may have come in contact with flood water, discard it. Food containers that are not waterproof include those with screwcaps, snap lids, pull tops, and crimped caps.
- Discard wooden cutting boards, plastic utensils, baby bottle nipples, and pacifiers that may have come in contact with flood water.
- Thoroughly wash all metal pans, ceramic dishes, and utensils that come in contact with flood water with hot soapy water. Sanitize by boiling them in clean water or by immersing them for 15 minutes in a solution of 1 tablespoon of unscented liquid chlorine bleach per gallon of drinking water.
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Undamaged, commercially prepared foods in all-metal cans and retort pouches such as flexible, shelf-stable juice or seafood pouches, can be saved by following the steps at the FSIS Consumer's Guide to Food Safety website.
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Grant Writing Training in Gillette – April 20-21, 2023
The City of Gillette and Grant Writing USA will present a two-day grant writing workshop April 20-21, 2023. Beginning and experienced grant writers are encouraged to attend.
Tuition for area nonprofits is $465 with the discount code "NPO." Pricing includes two days of instruction, a workbook, and access to their Alumni Forum that's packed full of tools, helpful discussions, and sample grant proposals.
More information is available at online registration here. |
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