DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) – A nonprofit in Dubuque hosted an early ‘Soup-er’ Bowl Sunday. Instead of football, though, this one featured actual soup and bowls.
The event at Convivium Urban Farmstead was a fundraiser to benefit the St. Stephens branch of the River Bend Food Bank and Convivium, nonprofits that address food insecurity in Eastern Iowa.
“Convivium will use the funds to help finance our free casserole program. So each week during the year, we make and bake and give away 250 free casseroles,” said Leslie Shalabi, cofounder of Convivium.
“Events such as this are important, because I think it really draws our attention to food insecurity in the community,” she added.
Shalabi said around 7,100 people in Dubuque County are considered food insecure.
“That’s about 7% of Dubuque County,” said Shalabi.
Feeding America reports that it would take an average of $4.8 million each year to meet the needs of every person in Dubuque County who is fighting food insecurity.
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