Over the holiday season, customers of the Quad Cities Hy-Vee stores donated more than 1,200 HOPE bags to community organizations in need. Starting Wednesday, January 8, Hy-Vee employees from the stores will deliver the bags to Roosevelt Community Center, Project Now and Christian Care. Since November, customers have been able to purchase a HOPE bag at their local Hy-Vee store for $10. The bag contains grocery items to make side dishes for families in need (egg noodles, sweet potatoes, green beans, corn, turkey gravy packets, instant […]

One of Project NOW’s newest fleet additions is literally a life saver. Project NOW’s new refrigerated box truck began hitting the streets last fall to help those facing food insecurity. The truck, which is grant funded, is being used as a mobile food pantry—providing food to areas that have been defined as “food deserts.” Those […]