Blog, Child Hunger
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That's a Wrap! Back to School Campaign Exceeds ...

Because of you, more children will start the school day ready to learn, without the pang of hunger as a distraction. Our Back-to-School campaign reminds us that along with pencils and paper, children need a daily supply of food to take on new concepts, run on playgrounds, and socialize more successfully.

That's a Wrap! Back to School Campaign Exceeds Match, Fills Shelves and Backpacks
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NEW: Food Shuttle Academy is LIVE! Check Out ...

Our Community Health and Agriculture Education teams have collaborated to develop the new Food Shuttle Academy, an online learning platform with free, self-paced lessons on health, nutrition, agriculture, and more!

NEW: Food Shuttle Academy is LIVE! Check Out this FREE Online Learning Resource!
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Food Shuttle Donors Crunch Spring Match ...

Our Spring Match challenge, made possible by generous funders, including SOLV Energy and the Mead Family Foundation, exceeded the $105,000 goal, raising an additional $70,000 to erase hunger!

Food Shuttle Donors Crunch Spring Match Challenge (And Then Some)!
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The Support from Love, Tito's to Create Garden ...

Love, Tito’s has a heart for community gardens and increasing access to fresh, healthy foods. Their philanthropic Love, Tito’s Block to Block program, reconnects neighborhoods and creates community gardens and farms throughout the United States. Our hearts are in full bloom knowing that our Camden Street Garden will be the next beneficiary of Block to Block, allowing neighbors with mobility challenges to access our many activities more easily.

The Support from Love, Tito's to Create Garden Accessibility for All
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Summer Brings Exciting Volunteer Opportunities ...

Gardening is an incredible way to spend a summer day. These opportunities will allow you to have fun while also helping others!

Summer Brings Exciting Volunteer Opportunities at the Food Shuttle

Hunger-Free Summer

Kids Eat Here Free

For many kids, the meals they receive at school through free and reduced price lunch programs are instrumental in ensuring they get adequate nutrition for their growth and development as well as enough food to fill their bellies. Outside of school, however, many do not know when their next meal will be, where it will come from, or how they will get it.

This summer, we’re eliminating that concern for 300 kids a day. We have partnered with the Raleigh Parks & Recreation Department to provide breakfast, lunch, and snacks for 300 kids a day at 7 sites in the City of Raleigh all throughout the summer, free of charge.  Fueled with food, the kids we feed through this program can enjoy summer more fully. Their parents do not have to worry about finding extra resources to cover the meals provided by schools during the academic year.

The kids are all enrolled in summer camps through Raleigh Parks & Recreation. They're providing a fun summer experience for kids who may not otherwise be able to attend summer camp, and we're providing the food. We deliver hot lunches each day to the community centers where the camps are held, including Chavis Center, Worthdale Center, Raleigh Campbell Center, Sanderford Road Center, Sgt. Courtney Johnston Center, and Peach Road Center.  In the lobby of  Worthdale Center hangs a sign that reads "Kids Eat Here Free."

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All the meals conform to federal guidelines for nutritionally balanced meals and are prepared by trainees and graduates of our Culinary Job Training Program.The meal of the day this past Monday: Mexican lasagna, cut pineapple, and salad.  Mondays the trucks are also particularly full, bringing bags full of nutritious snacks and breakfast items for the kids to take home for the rest of the week in addition to that day’s lunch.

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This is all part of Hunger-Free Summer, a program sponsored in part by ConAgra through Feeding America. It is only by working together that we can truly create a hunger-free community.  To learn more about our Children’s Hunger Relief Programs, visit our website: http://foodshuttle.org/we-feed/childrens-hunger-relief/