{"id":18185,"date":"2025-07-15T22:18:25","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T22:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/california\/?p=18185"},"modified":"2025-07-15T22:20:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T22:20:01","slug":"press-release-summer-la-wildfire-response-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/california\/press-release-summer-la-wildfire-response-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"PRESS RELEASE: Ending Summer Hunger, Supporting Kids and Families Impacted by the Recent Wildfires"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]Date:<\/strong><\/span> July 15, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n

Contact:<\/strong><\/span> Laura Rice, <\/span>LRice@strength.org<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Ending Summer Hunger, Supporting Kids and Families Impacted by the Recent Wildfires<\/span><\/h3>\n

No Kid Hungry grants over $428,000 to help ensure no child misses a meal as Los Angeles rebuilds from the devastating wildfires<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Pasadena, CA<\/b>: No Kid Hungry\u2019s Los Angeles Wildfire Response Fund announced an investment of $428,850 in grant funding to ten community organizations serving kids and families impacted by the Eaton and Palisades fires.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The LA Wildfire Response Fund was created to support school districts and local organizations with immediate and long-term assistance to ensure no kid misses a meal as they recover and rebuild from the recent and devastating wildfires.<\/span><\/p>\n

Since January, No Kid Hungry has disbursed wildfire response grants to support the immediate food assistance for kids and families, expand organization capacity to store and distribute food, and support staff and volunteers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The following community organizations received LA Wildfire Response Fund grants:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n