A Gathering for Good

Community First: November Food Access Update

When SNAP benefits were withheld for several weeks, many families across the Treasure Valley felt the strain — but the community responded with an outpouring of food drives, benefit events, and mutual-aid efforts.

At the Grow More Good Garden, in partnership with St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, we joined that response through an open-to-all, interfaith food-boxing night supporting the Idaho Hispanic Foundation, which saw need grow to five times what it was at the start of October. Volunteers from many backgrounds — including Mayor Lauren McLean — worked together to ensure neighbors could eat.

Find updated pantry options, including unrestricted-access sites and those needing support.