The Indiana Department of Agriculture visited the Hoosier Hills Food Bank and the Monroe County United Ministries Self Sufficiency Center Tuesday.
ISDA director Bruce Kettler and members of the ISDA staff volunteered to fill bags with Lucky Charms cereal to be distributed in the community. Then some members of the ISDA staff visited MCUM for a tour of the facility.
According to Feeding Indiana’s Hungry, 1.2 million Hoosiers were food insecure during the Covid pandemic. One of every four children are at risk of going hungry.
“Hoosier Hills received $43,900 from ISDA’s annual food bank funding. The funds aided the food bank in purchasing approximately 73,000 pounds of food and provided 61,000 meals in Brown, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Orange and Owen counties. After volunteering, ISDA will visit the Monroe Country United Ministries Self – Sufficiency Center. This pantry is directly supported by Hoosier Hills Food Bank,” according to a press release from the ISDA.
BLOOMINGTON, UNITED STATES – 2021/11/23: A Thanksgiving basket donated by workers from Catalent is ready for distribution at Monroe County United Ministries Self Sufficiency Center on November 23, 2021 in Bloomington, Ind. The basket comes with a gift card. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian) BLOOMINGTON, UNITED STATES – 2021/11/23: Rachel Miller works in the food pantry at Monroe County United Ministries Self Sufficiency Center on November 23, 2021 in Bloomington, Ind. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian) BLOOMINGTON, UNITED STATES – 2021/11/23: Workers from the Indiana Department of Agriculture volunteer at the Hoosier Hills Food Bank on November 23, 2021 in Bloomington, Ind. The volunteers were filling bags with Lucky Charms cereal, without the marshmallows. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian) BLOOMINGTON, UNITED STATES – 2021/11/23: Workers from the Indiana Department of Agriculture volunteer at the Hoosier Hills Food Bank on November 23, 2021 in Bloomington, Ind. The volunteers were filling bags with Lucky Charms cereal, without the marshmallows. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian) BLOOMINGTON, UNITED STATES – 2021/11/23: Workers from the Indiana Department of Agriculture volunteer at the Hoosier Hills Food Bank on November 23, 2021 in Bloomington, Ind. The volunteers were filling bags with Lucky Charms cereal, without the marshmallows. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian) BLOOMINGTON, UNITED STATES – 2021/11/23: Workers from the Indiana Department of Agriculture volunteer at the Hoosier Hills Food Bank on November 23, 2021 in Bloomington, Ind. The volunteers were filling bags with Lucky Charms cereal, without the marshmallows. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian) BLOOMINGTON, UNITED STATES – 2021/11/23: Workers from the Indiana Department of Agriculture volunteer at the Hoosier Hills Food Bank on November 23, 2021 in Bloomington, Ind. The volunteers were filling bags with Lucky Charms cereal, without the marshmallows. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian) BLOOMINGTON, UNITED STATES – 2021/11/23: Workers from the Indiana Department of Agriculture volunteer at the Hoosier Hills Food Bank on November 23, 2021 in Bloomington, Ind. The volunteers were filling bags with Lucky Charms cereal, without the marshmallows. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)
