News Bites
4 Takeaways from Fast Company’s article calling out Food Banks
By: Steven Williams, Operations Manager Several friends and colleagues brought to my attention an article published recently on Fast Company, titled “Can food banks put
Meet our Drake Engaged Citizen Corps Student, Mya!
In August, we welcomed Mya Pozzini to the small but mighty EGDM Team! Originally from Woodburry, Minnesota, she is currently a freshman at Drake University
Aubrey Alvarez selected for HeathConnect Fellowship to improve children’s health
Executive Director, Aubrey Alvarez, has been selected to participate in Mid-Iowa Health Foundation’s HealthConnect Fellowship. Eighteen advocates will each receive a $15,000 award and national-level training and
Ready, Set, Blend!
By Joie Probst, Program Coordinator “Who wants to make a smoothie?”, I asked a group of kids outside the Chapel Ridge Apartment Complex, a free
Breaking Bread with Fellow Food Rescue Bosses
By: Steven Williams, Operations Manager Two-thirds of the Eat Greater Des Moines team just returned from our first in-person learning lab for the ReFED Nonprofit
Pinch me! Did ReFED really select us to join the 10-team cohort to move food recovery forward? Yes!
By: Steven Williams, Operations Manager After being encouraged by members of the hunger-relief community in Des Moines, Aubrey and I took the plunge and went