Food Bank of Northern Nevada

06/17/2026

Free summer meals for kids are happening now! 💛 Kids Cafe Summer Meals offers free food for children ages 2 to 18 all season long, with options available depending on where you go.

In Reno and Sparks, kids can visit local sites during the week and enjoy meals on-site, creating a consistent place to stay nourished while school is out. In rural communities, families can pick up weekly grab-and-go meal boxes that include 7 breakfasts and 7 lunches per child, making it easier to plan ahead and have meals ready at home.

Schedules vary by location, so it’s a good idea to check ahead and find what works best for your routine. You can find the full list of sites and schedules here: FBNN.org/GetHelp/KidsCafe

If this could help your family or someone you know, feel free to share it!

The Food Bank’s Kids Cafe program provides free, nutritious meals to children to help ensure they have the food they need to grow healthy and strong. The program includes the Kids Cafe dinner program during the school year and the Kids Cafe summer meals program when school is out.

06/11/2026

It's hard to believe it's already been a week since we welcomed our partners and members of the community into a sneak peek of the future Elko Rural Food Hub!

As we shared the vision for the project and toured the space together, we were reminded that this is about much more than a building.

The Elko Rural Food Hub is a community-driven investment in stronger food access, expanded fresh food capacity, and greater support for local food pantries and community partners across northeastern Nevada.

Together, we're building infrastructure that will help strengthen food distribution throughout Elko, Eureka, Lander, and White Pine counties for years to come.

Thank you to everyone who joined us and continues to support this exciting project. Learn more about the Elko Rural Food Hub and follow the progress: bit.ly/ElkoFoodHub

05/18/2026

Join us this Wednesday for a Family Health Festival with our community partners!

📅 Wednesday, May 20
⏰ 3 PM to 6 PM
📍 Neil Road Recreation Center | 3925 Neil Rd., Reno

The Family Health Festival is all about helping neighbors take small steps toward a healthier life. You’ll find helpful resources like food distributions, SNAP application support, health screenings, kids’ services, and more.

Free resources typically include:
☑️ Food assistance and nutrition support
☑️ Vaccines and health screenings
☑️ Help with SNAP, Medicaid, WIC, and insurance
☑️ Family and children’s services
☑️ Basic needs like hygiene items or school supplies

Resources can vary depending on the event and partners, but there’s always something helpful to connect you with. Learn more about this event and the rest of this year’s festivals: FBNN.org/GetHelp/FHF

Stop by, bring your family or friends, and check it out. We’d love to see you there!

05/17/2026

Thanks to our community, letter carriers, and volunteers, we’re already at 94,000 pounds of food and counting from this year’s Stamp Out Hunger food drive!

To everyone who set out a bag, we really appreciate you. To the letter carriers who picked up A LOT of bags in last Saturday's heat, we see the work, and our community feels that impact. And to our volunteers who jumped in to move and sort it all, thank you for getting in there and making it happen. Really grateful for this community and the way we all show up! 💙

05/06/2026

Hard to believe it’s already been a week since build day, and we’re still thinking about the creativity, teamwork, and sheer number of cans that came together for CANstruction this year!

Thank you to all the teams who put in the time, ideas, and energy to build something from scratch, and to everyone in the community who stopped by, followed along online, and voted for their favorite structures. There are a lot of moving pieces behind the scenes with an event like this, and it wouldn’t work without people showing up in every way they did.

Now that the cans have been stacked (and restacked... and de-CANstructed), here’s how it all shook out:

PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD:
⭐ Doral Academy of Northern Nevada with Biggest Little Icons

JUDGE'S CHOICES:
🎨 Best Original Design: Sierra Job Corps & KKAE, Feeding the Wild
🏷️ Best Use of Labels: Raley's Food For Families, 40 Years
🍽️ Best Meal: Northern Nevada Sheet Metal & HVAC Apprenticeship, The Can Do Work Boot
🏗️ Structural Ingenuity: Mountain View Montessori
🥫 Most Cans: Sky Ranch Middle School, Team Whale

To everyone who helped build, vote, organize, haul, plan, and make this thing run smoothly, THANK YOU! It really did come together because of you.

Special thanks to the American Institute of Architects Northern Nevada - AIANN who organize CANstruction Reno each year, and to Northern Nevada Building Trades Development Corp., Hawkins & Associates, Inc., Hooft Architecture, Fred & Janice Graham, The Nevada Chapter AGC, and Reno Cotton Candy for helping make this event possible! We’re also grateful for the support of Meadowood Mall, WinCo Foods, and Freeman for backing CANstruction and helping everything run smoothly.

05/05/2026

One of the easiest ways to make a difference is happening this Saturday!

The annual NALC Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is back on Saturday, May 9, and helping couldn’t be simpler. Just leave non‑perishable food donations by your mailbox, and your letter carrier will pick them up while delivering mail. No sign‑up, no drop‑off, no extra errands.

Here’s how it helps locally: donations collected in Reno and Sparks come directly to the Food Bank, and in many of the rural communities we serve, donated food supports local partner pantries, helping neighbors close to home.

If you’re wondering what to donate:
🥫 Non‑perishable items only
🥫 Unopened and not expired
🥫 No glass containers or homemade items

In just a few minutes, you can help provide meals for families across our region through a simple act of generosity.

04/30/2026

These looks are brought to you by CANstruction 2026 People’s Choice voting! 📸

Did we practice poses? Maybe. Is leaning on a coworker part of the job description? Unclear... What is clear is that People’s Choice voting is open now through Monday, May 4 at 6 PM, and your vote helps decide the winner while nourishing families across our communities!

Consider these poses a friendly reminder from two people who fully committed to the bit. Cast your vote here: bit.ly/CAN2026VOTE

04/29/2026

Build Day for CANstruction starts NOW! Teams are just beginning to turn thousands of cans into large‑scale structures at Meadowood Mall, and by the end of the day, these builds will come together piece by piece.

You can stop by to watch the structures take shape in person or check back online as photos are added throughout the day. People’s Choice voting is open, and your vote helps decide the winner while supporting hunger relief across our community.

How it works:
🗳️ $1 = 1 vote = 3 meals
📍 See the structures in person at Meadowood Mall or check them out online
⏰ Voting opens NOW and closes Monday, May 4 at 6 PM

Follow along, check back to see the finished builds, and vote for your favorite here: bit.ly/CAN2026VOTE

Vote for your favorite CANstruction Reno build. Every $1 vote helps provide meals for children, families, and seniors across our community.

04/24/2026

SNAP work requirement updates are taking effect May 1.

Some adults ages 18–64 without dependents may need to meet updated work requirements to keep their benefits.

Most SNAP recipients will not be affected.

The Division of Social Services has already sent notices to neighbors who may be impacted. If you received a letter or have questions, you are not alone — support is available.

Our SNAP Outreach team can help you understand what this means, talk through your situation, and connect you to resources.

📞 Call (775) 331-3663 ext. 152

Please help share this information so neighbors across our community know where to turn.

04/10/2026

On April 1, Amazon opened its first SNV4 Sub Same Day site in Reno, plus their first Grocery Distribution warehouse here in town. Same-day delivery is great and all, but what really matters to us is what comes next!

Because of this new warehouse, and through Feeding America, we’re now receiving grocery donations that include fresh produce and protein, actual groceries people recognize.

It’s a behind-the-scenes change, maybe, but it makes a real difference for families across our community. That part never gets old.