The Food Bank of the Southern Tier announces that a grant was received from M&T Bank in the amount of $15,000. These funds will be used to support the Food Bank’s capital campaign, Strengthening the Root of Local Hunger Relief, and expansion of the BackPack Program™.
“A critical component to a healthy and productive life is nutrition. We are proud to help provide a welcome relief to struggling families in our community through the expansion of the Food Bank’s many programs,” said Peter Newman, regional president, M&T Bank.
The Food Bank’s BackPack Program™ provides healthy, child-friendly, and easy to prepare foods to children at risk of hunger over weekends and holiday breaks when children do not have access to free or reduced price school meal programs. During the 2011-2012 school year, the program served 26 school districts across the Southern Tier, reaching more than 1,600 children each week. During 2012-2013, the Food Bank projects reaching nearly 1,900 children in 33 districts.
To learn more about how you can support the Food Bank’s capital campaign, Strengthening the Root of Local Hunger Relief, contact the Food Bank’s Resource Development Department at 607-796-6061, ext. 4013 or visit their website at www.foodbankst.org.
The Food Bank of the Southern Tier announces that a grant was received from M&T Bank in the amount of $15,000. These funds will be used to support the Food Bank’s capital campaign, Strengthening the Root of Local Hunger Relief, and expansion of the BackPack Program™.
“A critical component to a healthy and productive life is nutrition. We are proud to help provide a welcome relief to struggling families in our community through the expansion of the Food Bank’s many programs,” said Peter Newman, regional president, M&T Bank.
The Food Bank’s BackPack Program™ provides healthy, child-friendly, and easy to prepare foods to children at risk of hunger over weekends and holiday breaks when children do not have access to free or reduced price school meal programs. During the 2011-2012 school year, the program served 26 school districts across the Southern Tier, reaching more than 1,600 children each week. During 2012-2013, the Food Bank projects reaching nearly 1,900 children in 33 districts.
To learn more about how you can support the Food Bank’s capital campaign, Strengthening the Root of Local Hunger Relief, contact the Food Bank’s Resource Development Department at 607-796-6061, ext. 4013 or visit their website at www.foodbankst.org.
