Contextual archive: Idaho State Police automobile at Malad Summit Rest Area in Bannock County, June 2017 (source timestamp: 2017-06-24). Not the 2026 donation drive, a collection site or participating families. Photo: An Errant Knight / Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized by ThinBlueNews; adapted image licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. No endorsement implied.

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — Idaho State Police and Broulim’s Fresh Foods have begun the annual 10 Counties of Christmas donation drive to provide holiday meals for eastern Idaho families. The drive began Nov. 6 and runs through Nov. 25, according to the agency’s November 6, 2026 release.

How the meals reach families

Broulim’s prepares grocery packages for a traditional holiday meal, while local schools help identify families who could use the support. Troopers will deliver the meals in December, ISP says.

The announced arrangement gives local schools a role in identifying families and troopers a role in getting the grocery packages to them.

Collection deadline and locations

According to ISP, donations can be made at participating Broulim’s locations through Nov. 25, either at trooper-staffed booths or at checkout registers. The release describes collections across eastern Idaho; it does not provide individual store schedules or a family application process.

Previous reach, not this year’s result

ISP says the effort began in 2017 with 53 holiday meals. The agency reports that it provided meals to 744 families last year — 2025, given the November 2026 release date. Those figures describe the program’s history, not the number of families already served or guaranteed meals in 2026.

For the agency’s collection details, see the Idaho State Police November 6 release.