Posted on 4:15 am, Thursday, September 11, 2014. Tags: en young, hoolaha ka hus, supplemental nutrition assistance program, the food basket
MEDIA RELEASE The Food Basket, Hawaii Island’s Food Bank, is connecting local farmers and local consumers to alleviate some of the barriers to nutrition and self-sustainability on Hawaii Island. Through collective buying power, The Food Basket will be able to leverage its existing distribution to bring a box of 8-12 pounds of produce to consumers […]
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Posted in Agriculture
Posted on 9:15 pm, Tuesday, October 1, 2013. Tags: en young, food basket, national school lunch program
Young: We have five elementary schools with free and reduced lunch registrations over 90 percent
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Posted in Featured, News
Posted on 10:37 pm, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. Tags: en young, jo-anna herkes, ssfm international, the food basket
MEDIA RELEASE The Food Basket, Inc. has accepted a donation of $2,000 from SSFM International to support its operations on the Big Island. The monetary donation was accompanied by a donation of food for various feeding programs islandwide. SSFM International, an engineering, project management, planning, and construction management firm with a local office in Hilo […]
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Posted in Volunteering
Posted on 11:46 am, Thursday, March 7, 2013. Tags: en young, hawaii island food bank, roland higashi, the food basket
MEDIA RELEASE The Food Basket, Inc. (also known as Hawaii Island’s Food Bank) has appointed En Young to be the new executive director for the agency. Young will oversee operations, agency relations, and development for The Food Basket islandwide. “We would like to thank all of our community partners for your generous support and patience […]
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