FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | May 6, 2021
Contact: Jessica Ng | jng@mercuryllc.com | 510-508-2836
In Advance of “Thank A Hunger Hero” Day, No Kid Hungry California Announces $1.8 Million More in Grants to Schools, Non-profits Fighting Child Hunger
Campaign Honors 228 School Nutrition Workers, Volunteers who have Helped Feed Kids During this Pandemic
Pasadena, Calif. – As part of its ongoing effort to honor and support the hard-working people who have continued to help feed kids amid the COVID-19 pandemic, No Kid Hungry California announced providing another $1.8 million in grants to schools and nonprofits across California. Since the pandemic began, No Kid Hungry has given over $10.6 million in grants to help ensure that children in California are fed and supported to achieve academic success. Thank a Hunger Hero Day – which No Kid Hungry will celebrate on Friday, May 7 with a Tweetstorm using the hashtag #ThankAHungerHero– will highlight the stories of some of the incredible hunger heroes and volunteers who make this work possible.
“Without the time and dedication of these hunger heroes, millions of children throughout California would not have access to the healthy foods that they need to thrive,” says No Kid Hungry California Director Kathy Saile. “We are proud to continue to support their hard work through these grants and by elevating their stories of hard work and dedication. No Kid Hungry will always be grateful for all of the work that these volunteers and organizations have done.”
Today’s announcement includes an additional 42 grants totaling $1,828,307 to schools and nonprofits helping deliver nutritious meals to children across the state. Grants will continue the efforts to increase food access during this pandemic by providing essential equipment and food supplies to food drives, meal services, and other related programs. Many grantees will also use the funds to increase their work capacity.
- Operation Food Distribution (South El Monte, CA)
- Rotary Club of Sin Fronteras (Riverside, CA)
- Bishop Paiute Tribe
- River City Food Bank (Sacramento, CA)
- Tulare Joint Union High School District
- Nyeland Promise (Oxnard, CA)
- Butte County Office of Education
- White Pony Express (Pleasant Hill, CA)
- Oakland Unified School District
- Orange County Head Start, Inc
- The Cambodian Family (Santa Ana, CA)
- The Fresno Center
- Cuyama Valley Family Resource Center
- Venice Family Clinic
- California Hospital Medical Center Foundation (Los Angeles, CA)
- Salvadoran American Leadership and Educational Fund (Los Angeles, CA)
- Proyecto Pastoral (Los Angeles, CA)
- Children’s Council of San Francisco
- Vouchers 4 Veggies (San Francisco, CA)
- Center for Empowering Refugees and Immigrants (Oakland, CA)
- Educare California at Silicon Valley (San Jose, CA)
- Food is Free Solano (Benicia)
- Desert Sands Unified School District (LA Quinta)
- Moreno Valley Unified School District (Moreno Valley)
- Boys & Girls Club of Bakersfield
- San Benito High School District
- Families Forward Learning Center (Pasadena, CA)
- San Francisco USD
- Fresno Unified School District
- San Lorenzon Unifies School District
- Imperial Valley Food Bank
- San Ysidro School District
- Sick N’ Tired Sobriety and Transformation Recovery Home (San Bernardino, CA)
- Visalia Unified School District
- Fallbrook Union Elementary District
- Jabez Ministries (San Bernardino, CA)
- Stockton Unified School District
- Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust (Watsonville, CA)
- Sweetwater Union High School District (Chula Vista, CA)
- San Juan Unified School District
13 million kids could face hunger this year in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, including nearly 1.5 million here in California. In response, No Kid Hungry is among the many organizations seeking to improve such conditions by bridging the gap in food access. To read the notes of gratitude left for Hunger Heroes across the country and join us in thanking the hunger heroes in your own community, please click here.