OUR PROGRAMS

FUEL KITS

WEEKEND FUEL KITS

One of City of Good’s flagship programs, the Weekend Fuel Kit program centers on providing fresh, nutritious, child-friendly meals to children experiencing food and nutrition insecurity. Kits are lovingly prepared by our long-time local restaurant partners – Certified Kitchen & Bakery and Roots Zero Waste Market – and provide enough food to last through the weekend. Since 2020, we have delivered more than 80,000 meals to children living as guests at Interfaith Sanctuary and students at Boise School District Community Schools.

SENIOR FUEL KITS

City of Good partners with Southwest Idaho Area 3 Senior Services Agency (SWIA3) to bring meal kits to low-income seniors (60+) that have barriers to accessing local, nutritious food. Kits consist of six ready-to-eat meals prepared with senior nutritional needs in mind and at least 30% locally-sourced ingredients. Meals are made with care by Bittercreek Alehouse, Gaston’s Bakery, Lemon Tree, and Bardenay. Since the program launched in the fall of 2022, we have distributed over 7,000 meals to recipient locations including senior housing communities, the VA Medical Center, and Interfaith Sanctuary’s medically-fragile unit.

MEALS FOR REFUGEES

In November 2021, we began partnering with local refugee resettlement agencies like the Idaho Office for Refugees (IOR) to ensure that refugees resettling in Boise receive hearty, locally prepared and culturally familiar meals. For nearly a year, City of Good delivered hundreds of meals per week to refugees staying in Boise, without kitchens or shared space, until permanent housing could be located. We delivered nearly 15,000 meals during that time and are ready to answer the call if future need arises. Our partnership with the IOR continues and in 2023 we delivered food on a weekly basis to the REACH (Refugees Empowered to Achieve) after school program for young adults.

FOOD PANTRY PROJECT

LOCAL PRODUCE

Our produce program was established in the Spring of 2022 in partnership with Global Gardens and the Idaho Food Bank, with the goal of supporting farmers, reducing food waste, and building bridges to greater food security and improved nutrition in the Treasure Valley. We do this by purchasing surplus produce from markets and/or CSA shares and working with our community partner organizations to ensure that it reaches neighbors that need it most. Year-round distribution is made possible by preserving produce from the growing season and delivering it during the winter months. Since its inception, the program has grown rapidly. In 2023 we partnered with the Idaho Botanical Garden to distribute produce donations from its vegetable garden and in 2024 we began purchasing surplus produce from the Boise Farmers Market.

SHELF STABLE GOODS

In addition to distributing local produce, City of Good also partners with the Boise School District to provide diverse, culturally-appropriate shelf stable goods to designated school food pantries. City of Good purchases these goods from local stores such as Food Land Market, International Grocery Market, and La Ranchera.