SLO Meals Financial institution to Obtain Nourishing Neighbors Donations Made at Native Albertsons and Vons …

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY — For the sixth yr in a row, Albertsons Firms Basis has chosen the SLO Meals Financial institution as a charity companion for Albertsons and Vons to obtain donations from the annual Nourishing Neighbors, previously referred to as Starvation Is, marketing campaign to make sure each youngster has entry to a wholesome breakfast through the summer season of 2021. 

The funds raised can be used to buy nutritious, kid-friendly breakfast meals for the SLO Meals Financial institution’s Summer time Breakfast Bag program, which supplies a number of weeks’ value of wholesome breakfast objects, vitamin info, and enjoyable recipes in a reusable backpack for every collaborating youngster. The luggage are delivered to high-need places serving households with kids. 

“This gift has a tremendous impact on our ability to provide healthy food to children and their families when school is out,” mentioned Andrea Keisler, Director of Neighborhood Packages. “Now more than ever, fighting hunger is an imperative in our community. In March, when schools shut down to stop the spread of the coronavirus, Breakfast Bags became even more important. Many families suddenly found themselves without access to free and reduced-price school meals. This program made it possible for us to distribute over 3,000 Breakfast Bags to children throughout the summer and the Albertsons Company Foundation graciously provided funding to extend our Breakfast Bag Program into Fall 2020.”

Nourishing Neighbors, a charitable program of the Albertsons and Vons Basis, is working to eradicate childhood starvation in America. With 1 in 7 kids in America not understanding the place their subsequent meal will come from, the funds raised in September can be devoted to native efforts that guarantee each youngster has entry to a wholesome breakfast.

“Breakfast is an essential school supply for kids to learn, grow, and thrive,” mentioned Kevin Curry, Albertsons Firms Southern California Division President. “It’s an honor to support the work of the SLO Food Bank. We are privileged to serve the community alongside organizations that work tirelessly to make our neighborhoods better places to live and work.”

Anybody wishing to assist this program can go to the Albertsons and Vons shops in Atascadero, Grover Seaside, Morro Bay, Nipomo, and San Luis Obispo and make a donation to the Nourishing Neighbors program at checkout Sept. 1-30.

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