Charles City, Iowa-based First Security Bank & Trust made 10 donations of $250 each to north-central Iowa organizations, including:
- Amy’s Food Pantry
- Clarksville Food Pantry
- Franklin County Community Food Pantry
- Hampton-Dumont Community School District Lunch Program
- Hawkeye Harvest Food Bank
- Manna of Worth County
- Northeast Iowa Food Bank
- RRMR Backpack Program
- Riceville Food Pantry
- West Fork Food Pantry
According to First Security Bank & Trust, the donations are necessary to ease the extensive food security many north-central Iowans face. According to the Northeast Iowa Food Bank, 35,450 people, including 11,180 children, are food-insecure in their 16-county coverage area.
First Security Bank & Trust is providing volunteers to the Northeast Iowa Food Bank’s mobile food pantry. “First Security is committed to meeting the community’s needs, and it’s clear that food insecurity is a major need,” said First Security Marketing Manager Matt Bradley. “That’s why we decided to kick off summer this year with a donation blitz to help as many food banks, pantries and backpack programs as we can.”