Samantha fights to make sure her family has what it needs. She works eight to 12 hours a day at a restaurant near her home in Bastrop, Louisiana to support her 5-year-old, 4-year-old and 10-month-old. As a single mom, she does what she can to make sure her kids have the best possible life. But […]

The Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana is excited to be the charity benefiting from the 2019 Monroe Turkey Trot. Kick off your Thanksgiving with a little exercise for a good cause! The 6th Annual Monroe Turkey Trot will be held on Thanksgiving morning, November 28, 2019 at the Downtown River Market in Monroe, LA. This […]

We met 68 year old Brenda at a food distribution at one of our Community Partners in Farmerville. In 2009, Brenda got into a car accident and had to have spinal surgery. Since then, she’s been disabled and has been using her retirement savings to pay medical bills. “I worked all my life,” she said. […]