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Dear John,
I hope you are safe and well. My heart goes out to you and your loved ones.
I wanted to share with you the steps No Kid Hungry has taken in light of the impact the coronavirus is having on kids living with hunger. When schools closed abruptly nationwide, millions of kids lost their most reliable access to food and thousands of No Kid Hungry supporters stepped in to help.
Thanks to donor support, No Kid Hungry has already sent grants to hard-hit areas and committed a total of $5 million over the next few weeks.
Here are just a few ways these emergency grants are already helping:
- Manna, a Maryland food bank just outside of Washington, DC, is using No Kid Hungry funds to provide emergency meals for kids in need.
- In San Francisco, donations are helping the school district purchase equipment for 18 sites where they are distributing meals to kids in need.
- In Massachusetts, local partner Project Bread is using grant funds to coordinate free meal sites and expand the Food Source Hotline, which connects families in need with food banks, pantries and sites across the state.
- Washington, DC’s Bread for the City is using grant funds to purchase food and supplies for low-income clients and their children, including baby and infant food packets.
In the coming weeks, No Kid Hungry has pledged to provide millions in emergency grant funding to schools and community groups feeding children. And we will be sure to report back the impact that you and the rest of the No Kid Hungry community are making for hungry kids.
To learn more about our strategy for feeding kids during the coronavirus pandemic, listen to a briefing that Executive Chair Billy Shore gave this past Friday.
Thank you for your support during this difficult time.
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Wishing you good health,
Amy Zganjar
Team No Kid Hungry
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