We see a lot of kids who spend all day at the library, every day, because they don’t have safe places to go and their parents aren’t home (in addition to other circumstances in many cases). The library is always a safe place, but the problem becomes when they are here from immediately after school […]
We are proud to once again be able to extend our Kids Cafe program through the summer months, thanks to our partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Through this program, we will serve 78,000 free meals at 33 sites throughout the state to kids 18 years of age and under. Summer is […]
This week, Smithfield Foods’ Helping Hungry Homes® initiative, a program focused on alleviating hunger and helping Americans become more food secure, joined forces with Smith’s Food & Drug Stores to donate more than 40,000 pounds of protein to us. Smithfield and Smith’s representatives presented the donation, and members from all three organizations discussed food insecurity […]