SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – All Faiths Food Bank has announced the date of its most popular event to help raise awareness of child hunger.
Every summer, the organization feeds school children while they are out of school. Some students depend on school for most of their meals.
On Sunday, March 30, All Faiths Food Bank will present its Walk to End Summer Hunger – the kickoff for the 12th annual Campaign Against Summer Hunger – at Nathan Benderson Park.
For more than 40,000 local children, summer is like an emptiness they can’t escape. More than 50% of Sarasota County and 100% of DeSoto County students rely on free and reduced-cost meals at school; when school is out, hunger begins.
The Campaign supports efforts to provide food for area children throughout the summer months.On top of challenging economic issues, like inflation, rising grocery costs and the continued impacts of last year’s hurricanes, Florida has for the second year in a row opted out of the Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children (Summer EBT) program, which would have provided nearly $260 million in funding to help feed more than 2.1 million children from low-income families this summer.
Through the food bank’s partners and summer programs, AFFB works to make sure children receive the nutritional assistance they need. Support from investors provides matching funds to inspire greater widespread giving; then, from April 1-May 15, the Campaign accepts community contributions designated toward ending hunger for local children.
The walk site at Nathan Benderson Park opens at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, March 30, followed by a brief program at 8 a.m. and the walk at 8:30 a.m.
Participants can choose between a one-mile “fun walk” or a 5K walk. The cost, which is $30/adults, $15/children, includes a T-shirt and light breakfast. Register by March 21 at affb.org/walk.For more information, email [email protected] or call 941-549-8132. For more about All Faiths Food Bank, visit allfaithsfoodbank.org or call 941-379-6333.
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