Lowcountry Food Bank Blog
Using Technology to Better Serve our Partner Agencies and Neighbors
Using Technology to Better Serve our Partner Agencies and Neighbor Agency Express Agency Express is an online portal that allows our partner agencies to place their food orders with real-time access to our warehouse inventory. Agencies can update or add items to their...
Supporting Our Partner Agencies to Serve Their Lowcountry Communities
Supporting Our Partner Agencies to Serve Their Lowcountry Communities In 2021 and 2022, Lowcountry Food Bank (LCFB) has continued to prioritize support of our partner agencies that distribute LCFB-procured food directly to neighbors in their communities....
2022 Annual Impact Report
As we mark our 40th year of operations at Lowcountry Food Bank, we reflect over the past 12 months and look to the horizon for what lies ahead. 2022 was an incredible year as the pandemic continued to impact our work and the neighbors we serve. We have seen the price...
PBS News Hour: How some families are banned from food stamps for life due to past drug convictions
By Laura Santhanam When Aubrie Butler applied for nutrition benefits a few years ago, she was honest about her husband’s 2006 felony drug conviction, thinking, “All they can say is ‘no.’” South Carolina started to give her $800 a month for food, and she was thrilled....
40th Anniversary Poster Contest for Kids and Teens
Enter Lowcountry Food Bank’s 40th Anniversary Poster Contest and show the Lowcountry what a world where everyone has all the food they need looks like to you! Kids and teens ages 0-18 are encouraged to participate. Winners will be announced and entries will be showcased at Lowcountry Food Bank’s 3rd Annual Walk to Fight Hunger.
Serving Our Community with Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Lowcountry Food Bank’s EDI journey began in 2019 through a partnership with the College of Charleston’s Riley Center for Livable Communities. We used data and mapping to identify communities of low food access and high need to distribute our food resources in the most...
Post & Courier Editorial: The pandemic has eased. The food insecurity it caused has not.
By Post & Courier Editorial Staff We should be grateful that the Lowcountry Food Bank and similar groups across the country rose to the challenge during the pandemic and helped provide healthy food to those in need. That challenge remains with us even as COVID-19...
School Markets Nourish North Charleston
By Jim Coppola, LCFB Volunteer Writer Parents of school-aged children often face choosing between keeping the lights on in their home or putting food on the table. Imagine when there is not enough nourishment to fuel their children’s growing bodies, simply because an...
2022 Spring Adult Meals Survey Results
A research study shows how meal service affects the health and well-being of adults. Since 2012, Lowcountry Food Bank has produced meals for adults and seniors in our community. Each month, we produce approximately 12,000 adult meals, with 94% supporting East Cooper...
Emergency SNAP Benefits Ending in SC
Starting in February, emergency allotments WILL BE ENDING that provided South Carolinian families the maximum amount of monthly SNAP benefits. Households will only be receiving their pre-Covid monthly allotments moving forward.This will have a huge impact on many...
