Helping New Mexicans who are experiencing hunger. Learn more about our work at www.rrfb.org. Together, we can solve hunger.
Operating as usual
Congratulations to our award winners:
🏆1st Place People’s Choice Soup: Old Town Catering
🏆1st Place People’s Choice Vegetarian Soup: Fuego 505
🏆1st Place People’s Choice Dessert:Nothing Bundt Cakes
🏆1st Place Larry McGoldrick Critics’ Choice Soup: Slate Street Cafe
🏆 1st Place Booth: Special Touch Catering
We are so thankful to every restaurant and sponsor who participated in this year’s event! To view all the award winners, we invite you to visit rrfb.org/souper-bowl.
Only two days until !
We can't wait for you to join us this Saturday, February 4, from 11 am to 2 pm. Bring your friends and family to enjoy soup and dessert samples from nearly 35 restaurants! Proceeds go towards helping New Mexicans experiencing hunger. Online tickets are on sale at rrfb.org/souperbowl until tomorrow at noon.
Until then, we invite you to peruse all the amazing restaurants you will get to sample from at the event! 🍲🍰
February is ! 🥫
Collecting and donating food to is a great way to engage the community and help others! Donated food items help complement the food we bring into our warehouse through other means.
To learn more or to sign up to host a , visit rrfb.org/food-fund.
We are so excited to announce the launch of our ! Last week, our team and several staff members traveled to Jemez Pueblo for ’s first-ever food distribution for this new initiative. It was a great success, with 45 community members getting essential groceries!
We can’t wait to see what the future holds as we continue to build partnerships that help ensure that nutritious food is going to the communities in our state that need it most!
Thanks to supporters like you, can ensure that community members like Ermino have nutritional food to put on the table. 🌽💛
Do you have a story to share? Whether you are someone who has received food or are a volunteer, donor or supporter of the food bank, we'd love to hear from you! Tell us your story at rrfb.org/story or by calling (505) 226-5679.
is next Saturday, February 4, from 11 am to 2 pm. Bring your friends and family to enjoy soup and dessert samples from nearly 35 restaurants! Proceeds go towards helping New Mexicans experiencing hunger. Tickets are still on sale on our website.
To learn more about the event, see what restaurants will be present and purchase your tickets, visit rrfb.org/souper-bowl. We can't wait to see you there! 🍲🍰
For many, a new year symbolizes a new beginning and a fresh start. For us, this year brings an exciting time for our organization’s future.
has implemented a new strategic plan within our organization. One of the critical strategies of this plan involved updating our mission, vision, and core beliefs while affirming our core values. These thoughtfully crafted statements will guide our organizational culture and strategies around the work we do in the years ahead!
We invite you to read more about our mission, vision and core values by visiting www.rrfb.org/winter2023news.
staff and were joined on by several fantastic individuals from Mandy's Farm!
Mandy's Farm is a nonprofit organization that assists individuals with developmental disabilities in achieving their goals for living, learning and working in the community. We were honored to spend the day serving with them! 💛
is a couple of weeks away! We hope you will join on February 4, from 11 am to 2 pm, to enjoy soup and dessert samples from nearly 35 restaurants! To learn more about the event, see what restaurants will be present and purchase your tickets, visit rrfb.org/souper-bowl! 🍲🍰
What part of Souper Bowl returning are you most excited about? Let us know in the comments! ⬇️
At , our are essential to ensuring that we can distribute food to New Mexicans experiencing hunger. We are honored to have so many phenomenal individuals give their time to our mission, including Jane and Ed, who volunteered with us for nearly 20 years. They gave so much time; they even had a dedicated pair of Roadrunner shoes!
To read Ed and Jane's story and learn more about all the happenings at the food bank, we invite you to visit www.rrfb.org/winter2023news.
To learn more about our volunteer opportunities and how you can get involved with Roadrunner, visit rrfb.org/volunteer.
Today we honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and are reminded of our call to serve others. is dedicated to providing nourishing food to New Mexicans through vibrant community partnerships and passionate public and private support. Please visit our website to learn more about our mission and how you can lend a helping hand!
We invite you to listen to this clip from News Radio KKOB to hear how far came in 2022. From participating in the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition & Health to receiving a Box truck from Darden restaurants, Penske, and Lineage Logistics, and much more. 2023 is off to a spectacular start with the return of our fundraising event, ! To learn more about this event, visit rrfb.org/souper-bowl.
Sonya Warwich from Roadrunner Food Bank looks back and forward into the new year.
We are about three weeks away from ! is so excited to be able to welcome everyone back to this fundraising event for the first time in three years. Today, we are throwing it back with a look at some fun moments from our 2020 event!
We hope you will join us on Saturday, February 4, from 11 am to 2 pm to enjoy soup and dessert samples from an excellent selection of restaurants! To learn more about the event and purchase your tickets, visit rrfb.org/souper-bowl! 🍲🍰
would like to extend a huge thank you to our Letter Carrier friends for their hard work and support during the back in November. Their efforts helped us collect 148,088 pounds of food to distribute to New Mexicans experiencing hunger!
We attended their December meeting and presented certificates detailing how many pounds each of their post offices picked up. A special shoutout to the three post offices whose letter carriers collected the most food donations:
1st Place 🏆: Steve Schiff with 414 lbs. per letter carrier.
2nd Place 🏆 : Manzano with 375 lbs. per letter carrier.
3rd Place 🏆: Academy with 370 lbs. per letter carrier.
is thrilled to be designated as the community partner for New Mexico Runners during their 2022-2023 season! For every jersey sold by the New Mexico Runners during home games, $10 of the jersey purchase price will benefit the food bank. We will also auction off two signed jerseys at our upcoming event!
To learn more about the New Mexico Runners and view their game schedule this season, visit www.rrfb.org/event/nmrunners/.
A new year means new opportunities! If you are looking for an exciting and rewarding job environment, we encourage you to apply to join our team at ! We are hiring for several different positions. To learn more about these roles and apply, visit jobs.rrfb.org.
Meet this month’s , Rachel! In her role as Donor Services Manager, she is responsible for all donations that receives (with the help of some amazing team members) and ensuring all our donors get acknowledged for their support.
: “I like to splurge Friday mornings and buy a Blake’s breakfast burrito with green chile of course!”
: “I was a food judge at the Kern County Fair, and my category was carrot cake!”
: “I had the opportunity to work at one of the EXPO NM Food Distributions the first week I was here. It was so amazing to see how everyone’s hard work, talents, energy, and donor support could make something like that happen. It was streamlined, efficient, and so respectful of the clients we were helping. I loved being behind the scenes to help the volunteers get what they needed. It was the best way to orient myself to the food bank and our culture.”
Please join us in thanking Rachel for the work she does to recognize all of Roadrunner’s incredible donors!
Did you know you can now send food donations directly to via Instacart?! With Community Carts, you can donate the exact items we need without even leaving your house! To learn more and , visit rrfb.org/communitycarts.
A special thank you to those who have already donated! 💛
Did you know that volunteering has both physical and mental health benefits? If you are looking for a way to give back in the new year, we invite you to volunteer with ! 💛 To learn more and sign up, visit rrfb.org/volunteer.
⚠️During the pandemic, SNAP and other public benefits were automatically renewed. This has officially changed.
Anyone receiving SNAP or other public benefits will be sent a turquoise envelope from the state’s Human Services Department to renew. If you have signed up from HSD for electronic notices, watch for texts and emails. When notified, log into the state's site at www.yes.state.nm.us/yesnm/home/index and click the “Renew My Benefits” button. For more information, visit renew.hsd.nm.gov.
If you have questions or need help applying for SNAP, please contact ’s Public Benefits Team by calling toll-free at 844-684-6268.
The staff at sends you and your loved ones warm wishes for a Happy New Year! We will be closed from Saturday, December 31, through Monday, January 2. Regular business hours will resume on Tuesday, January 3.
For questions about food assistance, volunteering, or donating, please visit www.rrfb.org. Happy 2023! 💛
has once again earned a gold distinction for our workplace policies from Family Friendly New Mexico! They are a statewide initiative that recognizes companies and organizations that have adopted policies that give New Mexico businesses an advantage in recruiting and retaining the best employees. Our team is very honored to receive this acknowledgment!
Join from 11 am to 2 pm on Saturday, February 4 for our annual soup and dessert sampling event, ! Early bird tickets are on sale between now and January 6. Tickets for children ages 5 to 12 are $10 and tickets for adults (13 years or older) are $40. Come enjoy live music, a silent auction and delicious food from nearly 40 restaurants! To learn more about the event and purchase your tickets, visit rrfb.org/souper-bowl.
The staff at wishes you and your loved ones the happiest of holidays! The food bank will be closed Friday, December 23, through Monday, December 26. Regular business hours will resume Tuesday, December 27.
For questions about food assistance, volunteering, or donating, please visit www.rrfb.org.
recently acknowledged our phenomenal ! All these individuals put in a tremendous effort over the past few years to ensure food was distributed to community members during a critical time when so many needed a little extra help.
From March 2020 to December 2022, they helped distribute 2,284,934 pounds of food, or roughly 1,904,121 meals, to our neighbors experiencing hunger. Several of these volunteers achieved hundreds of hours of service in the field. One even broke 600 hours!
Please join us in thanking these incredible individuals for their dedication to our mission! 💛
is very grateful to all of our supporters for helping ensure that our neighbors like Sonia have the essential food they need for themselves and their families. Thank you so much for making a difference in the lives of New Mexicans facing hunger throughout 2022! 💛
We would love to hear from you! Whether you are a donor, volunteer or hunger advocate, let us know what inspires you to give to Roadrunner! Leave us a comment below ⬇️or share your story with us at rrfb.org/story!
Thanks to UnitedHealthcare Community Plan for its generosity and collaboration this year in tackling vital needs across , from food insecurity and homelessness to senior support, prenatal care, and youth mental health. We also thank KRQE News 13 for highlighting our organization’s work in its newscasts and television special!
New Mexico has much to be proud of. It does, however, carry several challenges as well. Many New Mexicans face food and housing insecurity, mental health and substance abuse issue…
With the holiday season in full swing, we wanted to share some ways you can support and help New Mexicans facing hunger during this time of giving!
1. Check out Roadrunner's Holiday Card Program ❄️
Looking for a unique gift for your loved ones this season? Through our Holiday Card Program, you can honor someone you know and give the gift of food and hope! rrfb.org/cards
2. Make a gift that will have TWICE the impact 💰
Thanks to Smith’s Food and Drug, The Abram and Ray Kaplan Foundation and AmeriHealth Caritas, your gift made in December can be matched to help twice as many families in New Mexico! rrfb.org/yearend
3. Sign up to host a holiday food drive 🥫
Food drives can be held at your place of employment, faith community, school, or organization to collect non-perishable food to donate to Roadrunner Food Bank. We encourage you to involve friends, family, and colleagues, too! rrfb.org/food-fund
4. Give the perfect gift: Souper Bowl tickets! 🍲
Souper Bowl is returning in 2023! Join us at the food bank from 11 am to 2 pm for our annual soup and dessert sampling event on Saturday, February 4. Tickets are on sale now and they make the perfect gift this season! rrfb.org/souper-bowl
A very special shoutout to the staff of Honeywell here in ! Not only did they brave the chilly weather to volunteer at our Thanksgiving distribution, but they also donated funds to help provide up to 25,000 meals for people experiencing hunger in our state! We thank them for their gift of time and funds that will give hope and grant access to essential food this holiday season!
has two upcoming distributions in over the next two weeks. The AMC Theatre distribution will be this Friday, 12/16, at 9 am. The EXPO NM distribution is on Tuesday, 12/20, at 9 am.
Can't make it at these times? Our team can also refer you to other food assistance locations in your area. Call 505-349-5340 or visit www.rrfb.org/find-food for more information!
The holidays are supposed to be the most wonderful time of year. But our neighbors facing hunger may not be able to enjoy it because they are wondering where their next meal will come from. That's why is partnering with KOB 4 for a special donation call-in event this Thursday, December 8 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Our staff can assist you with making a donation during this time. There is also a matching gift opportunity, so your gift can have TWICE the impact! Every dollar donated can help Roadrunner distribute up to five meals to New Mexicans!
CVS Pharmacy generously donated $25,000 to fund food purchases for 's Healthy Foods Center. Our Center distributes fresh fruit and vegetables to those experiencing food insecurity alongside health issues like diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure and other chronic and complex diseases. CVS employees also graciously volunteered their valuable time in our warehouse to help sort food! Thank you, CVS!
CVS Pharmacy generously donated $25,000 to fund food purchases for 's Healthy Foods Center. Our Center distributes fresh fruit and vegetables to those experiencing food insecurity alongside health issues like diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure and other chronic and complex diseases. CVS employees also graciously volunteered their valuable time in our warehouse to help sort food! Thank you, CVS!
CVS Pharmacy generously donated $25,000 to fund food purchases for 's Healthy Foods Center. Our Center distributes fresh fruit and vegetables to those experiencing food insecurity alongside health issues like diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure and other chronic and complex diseases. CVS employees also graciously volunteered their valuable time in our warehouse to help sort food! Thank you, CVS!
Staff and volunteers already twinkling for tonight’s parade
Meet December’s , Mayanisha! She is the SeedCorps Program Manager in our Community Initiatives Department. She helps run the SeedCorps Program, recruits new members, supports our current members and makes appearances at mobile food pantries.
: “Pho and spring rolls are my favorite meal and offer the ultimate comfort food for me. Pho takes me back to my childhood and reminds me of my caring and loving grandmother who came to America from Vietnam during the Vietnam War. She always put so much love into her food, and it is a wonderful reminder that food brings people together and can heal broken hearts and our minds and body.”
: “I collect coffee mugs- I am obsessed with a good coffee cup. I probably have spooky mugs, vintage mugs, seasonal mugs, anything and everything. I have dedicated and hand-built a shelving system to display most of my favorite mugs.”
: “One of my most memorable experiences so far here at Roadrunner is the moment I realized I work closely with people who care about others, who are front and center with our community and willing to offer help, resources and lend an ear. The realization that I was surrounded by people who truly care about making an impact and who are willing to do what is best for our fellow New Mexicans was very captivating to me. There are no judgments or assumptions, just big hearts that are willing to help and serve! I faced food insecurity as a child and most of my adult life. I know how it feels to not know where your next meal will come from, so being surrounded by caring individuals that help those that are still in situations like I was growing up means a lot to me.”
Please join us in thanking Myanisha for her hard work and leadership!
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Last week, #RoadrunnerFoodBank was the recipient of a very special refrigerated box truck courtesy of Darden Restaurants, Penske, Lineage Logistics and Feeding America! This vehicle also included the donation of 7000 pounds of ham steaks! With rising food prices, many of the people we serve often cannot afford to buy protein items. We are so excited to be able to distribute this essential food! We invite you to tune in and hear from a couple of the food bank's leaders about what these various donations mean to us!
It's #GivingTuesday! Your gift of funds can make an even bigger impact in the lives of New Mexicans facing hunger because Meta will be matching nonprofit donations made directly on Facebook throughout today. For more information on how this matching gift will work and to make a donation, visit rrfb.org/facebook-gift. Whether you choose to give the gift of time, food or funds, we thank you for your generosity!
Tune in to hear from some of our staff members about the exciting operations at our Warehouse and Healthy Foods Center and learn more about how you can get involved and volunteer! #albertsonmarket #roadrunnerfoodbank #socialmediatakeover
Tun in as we share all about the EXPO NM food distribution and ways you can help make an impact this giving season!
Meet Brian, one of our wonderful, dedicate volunteers! Tune in to hear how he got involved with Roadrunner Food Bank and why he chooses to serve others. We invite you to share your volunteer story with us by emailing [email protected] or leaving a voice message to (505) 226-5679. For more information about volunteer opportunities, visit rrfb.org/volunteer. #helpinghands #foodassistance #volunteer
We are turning October into #Cartober! There are so many different ways that you can help New Mexicans facing hunger...including by donating your car! Your donation goes directly to help us distribute food and fund new and existing programs at Roadrunner Food Bank. Donating your vehicle may be tax deductible in many cases, and may reduce your taxable income when taxes are itemized. Learn more about how to start this process by visiting rrfb.org/cars. #morewaystogive #donation
Our staff have been wearing orange all throughout September for Hunger Action Month. Check out this video for the fun story behind our Chief Operating Officer, Joe Phy's orange flannel shirt! Learn more at rrfb.org/hungeraction
Food shouldn't be an impossible choice. How will you choose to end hunger? Join Roadrunner Food Bank and Feeding America by taking action today. Learn more at rrfb.org/hungeraction.
Today, Roadrunner Food Bank staff gathered to commemorate 9/11. We honor and remember the brave first responders and many individuals who lost their lives that fateful day. Twenty years later, amid continued darkness, we ask one very important question: “How can we be a light in the world?” We invite you to honor and commemorate the lives lost in 9/11 with us and to share ways that you or your loved ones strive to “be a light in the world”. (Poem by Patricia A. Fleming)
September is Hunger Action Month! There are so many different ways that you can support Roadrunner Food Bank...including by donating your car! Learn more about the various ways you can #give by visiting https://www.rrfb.org/give/more-ways-to-give/. For more ideas to get involved with Hunger Action Month, visit www.rrfb.org/hungeraction. #help #donate #cardonation #charity #support #nonprofit #community
Every two years, Roadrunner Food Bank is audited by AIB International. The process is intended to check several categories of Roadrunner's operation including cleanliness, food safety, maintenance and integrated pest management. This year the food bank received its best score ever, a 955/1000! A huge shoutout to our staff and a big thank you to our amazing volunteers for their work and preparation. This achievement would not have been possible without them!
A huge thank you to Kiolbassa Smoked Meats for their donation of 12,000 servings of smoked sausages through their program "Links of Love". We appreciate their commitment to working with Feeding America food banks and their desire to serve and enrich the lives of others through food. This donation also would not have been possible without one of our wonderful community partners, Albertsons Market. We are thankful for the generosity of these two amazing companies! #communityenrichment #giveback #helpinghands #linksoflove
Roadrunner Food Bank is excited to have received a visit from Joel Berg, CEO of Hunger Free America. This summer, to mark his 20th year with Hunger Free America, Joel is driving on a 20-state, 8,000-mile, coast-to-coast journey to join with local anti-hunger groups and elected officials nationwide. His goal is to raise awareness of the nation’s continuing hunger crisis and to call attention to public policy solutions to it. During his visit, Joel had the opportunity to attend our weekly food distribution at EXPO New Mexico in Albuquerque. He shared some of his thoughts with us and we had the opportunity to tell him more about the important work of Roadrunner Food Bank’s SeedCorps AmeriCorps Team. Wishing him all the best in his continued travels!
There are many different ways that you can support Roadrunner Food Bank...including by donating your car! Learn more about the various ways you can #give by visiting https://www.rrfb.org/give/more-ways-to-give/. #help #donate #cardonation #charity #support #nonprofit #community
Thank you to Whole Foods Market for their generous donation of this refrigerator van to Roadrunner Food Bank. With this vehicle, we will have the opportunity to get food into even more communities, especially those in rural areas, indigenous lands or places that may difficult to reach with box trucks. We are grateful to be a recipient of this gift through the Whole Foods “Nourishing our Neighborhoods” program and thank them for their support of grocery rescue partners nationwide! #community #partnerships #fooddistribution #donation #nourishingneighborhoods
Today is the last day of the Albertsons scan tag fundraiser. Shop any New Mexico Albertsons through the end of today and you will have the opportunity to donate to Roadrunner Food Bank at the checkout counter. A big thank you to Albertsons and the United Family for their ongoing support of the hunger relief network throughout our state! #community #partnerships #giveback #fundraiser #hungerelief #helpinghands
For 40 years, Roadrunner Food Bank has been serving New Mexico and working to end hunger in our state.
Roadrunner® Food Bank of New Mexico, a Feeding America member, is the largest non-profit dedicated to solving food insecurity in New Mexico. As a food distribution hub, we provide food to hundreds of affiliated member partners around the state including food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters and regional food banks.
We also distribute food through specialized programs helping children, families and seniors at schools, low-income senior housing sites, senior centers and with and through health care partnerships. Every week 70,000 hungry children, seniors and families are reached through this statewide hunger relief network. We are working together with our partners, volunteers and contributors to end food insecurity and hunger in New Mexico.
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