SEMO Food Bank to Help with Summer Food Programs

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When schools finish for the summer, many students lose their most reliable source of nutritious food. The Southeast Missouri Food Bank hopes to stand in the gap for many of them through a grant provided by Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation.

The 50-thousand-dollar grant will enable the food bank and partners hold a series of “A Better Childhood” mobile food distributions in conjunction with existing summer food programs.

Partners in the grant include  Bowden Center/Fresh Start in Charleston, Life Changers in Lilbourn, Pemiscot County Special School District at the Hayti cafeteria, and Faith Temple in Hayti.

Several distributions are planned. The first is May 28 at Faith Temple. Others are June 11, 25, July 9, July 23, and August 9. At the other sites the schedule is: June 4, June 18, July 2, July 16, July 30, and August 13.

Parents can contact each organization for details on the feeding programs offered.