St. Louis Area Food Bank
A volunteer for the St. Louis Area Food Bank carries fresh produce. Last year, the Food Bank relied on monetary donations when global supply chains caused food shortages. Donations from Give STL Day helped keep the Food Bank open to distribute meals.
When the pandemic first hit St. Louis in 2020, people stormed grocery stores ahead of an anticipated lockdown. Shelves emptied, and the St. Louis Area Food Bank, which normally relied on donations, was in trouble.
“A lot of those areas where we would normally receive food dried up, it just wasn't there,” said Meredith Knopp, president and CEO of the St. Louis Area Food Bank. “And so we really had to shift our model and figure out now how do we raise money to go purchase food.”