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Chicago Bears’ charity donates $25,000 to River Bend Food Bank
DAVENPORT, IOWA –Bears Care, the Chicago Bears charitable organization, has donated $25,000 to River Bend Food Bank. Thanks to the match made possible through the Quad Cities Community Foundation River...
River Bend Food Bank announces holiday pantry schedule
DAVENPORT, IOWA – River Bend Food Bank’s NorthPark and SouthPark pantries will follow an adjusted end-of-year holiday schedule, this includes extended hours in advance of holiday closures. NorthPark Mall Pantry: ...
River Bend Food Bank, hunger-relief partners distributing 6 million meals
DAVENPORT, IOWA – Thanks to emergency funding dollars, River Bend Food Bank and its hunger-relief partners are distributing six million meals to people experiencing hunger. President & CEO Chris Ford said...
Area Scouts uniting for Scouting for Food Saturday
DAVENPORT, IOWA – Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois and Scouting America Illowa Council are uniting to relaunch Scouting for Food. Scouts from both organizations will hit neighborhoods...
Chris Ford: SNAP disruptions puts 65K people in River Bend service area in ‘terrible spot’
Published in Quad-City Times Nov. 7, 2025 Feeding people today has grown a lot more complicated. River Bend Food Bank moves 500,000 pounds every week to 400+ hunger-relief partners. We...
39th annual Student Hunger Drive raises record-breaking 3 million meals thanks to the power of students, Million Meals Match
River Bend Food Bank urgently raising $145,000 for Iowa match amid SNAP freeze
DAVENPORT, IA – River Bend Food Bank is urgently raising $145,000 in cash donations as part of Gov. Kim Reynolds call on Iowans to donate to local food banks in...
Chris Ford: Historic SNAP cuts means food availability at River Bend will shrink
Published in Quad-City Times Oct. 3, 2025 The minutes keep ticking by. The deck keeps stacking up – now with the addition of a federal government shutdown – I know...
Chris Ford: Historic SNAP cuts means food availability at River Bend will shrink
The minutes keep ticking by. The deck keeps stacking up – now with the addition of a federal government shutdown – I know the time is coming. The phones will...
Deere employees engaging in largest food boxing initiative in River Bend Food Bank history
DAVENPORT, IOWA – The John Deere Foundation, in partnership with River Bend Food Bank and Feeding America, has activated one thousand Deere employees across six regional sites for the largest...