Food At First

We love when our own neighbors shows up to serve! 💚

Thanks to a great team from First Christian Church of Ames for spending time volunteering at Food at First. We loved having you and appreciate you lending a hand to feed our community.

So glad to have you alongside us!

Great group, great energy! 💚

Thanks to the Ames Regional Economic Alliance Young Professionals for spending time volunteering with us. We loved having you and are excited you'll be back this fall!

Special thanks to Maddy Flack with Todd & Sargent, Inc. for pulling the crew together. We appreciate you!

For those who purchased The Outside Scoop ice cream through their fundraiser to support Food At First, products will be HERE Wednesday (611 Clark/ lower level) between 10:30am- 5pm🍦
Any questions, contact Jennifer Hanson ([email protected]). Thank you to Outside Scoop in Ames and to everyone who participated🎉

Thanks to our incredible partner in the fight against food insecurity, Iowa Gardening For Good, Volunteer Coordinator Lincoln Gartin, along with volunteers Ethan and Kevin, joined teams from food banks across the region to harvest fresh sweet corn last week🌽

Together, we're helping bring more nutritious food to neighbors who need it most!

🥑POV: 28,000 beautiful avocados (12,000 lbs!) land on your doorstep- and now you're looking up top recipes🤯

On Friday, 8 volunteers brought them downstairs *without the elevator* after it had another 'spell'.

Come to Market this week (always FREE!)- and take some home for yourself💪

Monday & Thursday- 4:30pm
Saturday- 10am🎉

Good news🥳
You did not miss your chance to support Food At First with ice-cold ICE CREAM from Outside Scoop Ames! 🍦

✔️Go *by Friday* to: https://givebutter.com/foodatfirst
✔️Pick up August 5-6 📅 at Food at First - 611 Clark Ave in Ames.

A delicious way to feed people and save the environment 💪

We are grateful to the whole team from Morning Rotary Club of Ames for joining us in the kitchen this week! Such a fun and community- minded group❤️

Outside Scoop Ames has a delicious way to support your community!

This week, sharing sweet ice cream treats with family & friends - makes a sweet donation to Food At First😍

✔️Place your ice cream order July 20-31.

✔️Pick up August 5-6 📅 at Food at First - 611 Clark Ave in Ames.

A HUGE thank you to the team at Outside Scoop for supporting FAF and the families we serve in the region💪

Treat yo' self! Go to👉️ https://givebutter.com/foodatfirst