{"id":12467,"date":"2022-12-08T22:20:16","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T22:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/florida\/?p=12467"},"modified":"2022-12-10T18:58:08","modified_gmt":"2022-12-10T18:58:08","slug":"crohns-charity-service-foundations-innovative-efforts-to-end-hunger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/florida\/2022\/12\/08\/crohns-charity-service-foundations-innovative-efforts-to-end-hunger\/","title":{"rendered":"Naples Nonprofit Fights Hunger with a Solar-Powered Food Truck Known As \u2018Miss Blueberry\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12467\" class=\"elementor elementor-12467\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-855fcc7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"855fcc7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a10579c\" data-id=\"a10579c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c7b1cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c7b1cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Naples, Fla. &#8211; With inflation rates hitting at an all-time high this year and gas prices not far behind, families are finding it more difficult to afford nutritious food. Food pantries and other community organizations face similar challenges, as many find their resources for food and supplies aren\u2019t going nearly as far.\u00a0<\/p><p>But, who\u2019s not being held back during these hard times? Miss Blueberry, the aptly named food truck delivering free meals to families throughout Naples. Run by solar panels, Miss Blueberry uses Florida\u2019s radiant sun to keep her juiced up and ready for action when it\u2019s time to deliver nutritious meals across the community.<\/p><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12469 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/florida\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/12\/Miss-Blueberry-Image.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/florida\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/12\/Miss-Blueberry-Image.png 720w, https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/florida\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/12\/Miss-Blueberry-Image-300x221.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>Miss Blueberry is an innovative program developed by Crohn\u2019s Charity Service Foundation (CCSF), a local nonprofit organization focused on connecting Naples communities with resources and helping them thrive.<\/p><p>Every Friday Miss Blueberry\u2019s bright blue paint, smiling face and shiny solar panels are a familiar sight to many families of the Golden Gate community in Naples. Driving the truck is CCSF Founder Yvette Stafford, who works tirelessly to support underserved neighborhoods. Since 2020, No Kid Hungry Florida has granted CCSF over $100,000 to support and expand their summer meal delivery program. No Kid Hungry Florida\u2019s support has ensured Miss Blueberry keeps running and no families on her route go hungry.<\/p><p>\u201cWith so many families facing food insecurity and local community groups struggling to keep up with the growing need, it\u2019s inspiring to watch teams like Yvette\u2019s discover innovative solutions that work for their unique community,\u201d said Sky Beard, director of No Kid Hungry Florida. \u201cWe\u2019re proud to help keep Miss Blueberry on the road here in Naples, and look forward to helping others find solutions to feeding the children in their communities.\u201d<\/p><p>Since March 2020, No Kid Hungry Florida has distributed 10.6 million dollars in grant funding to nonprofit organizations and school districts across the state of Florida to combat child hunger.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-edcb719 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"edcb719\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0360f31\" data-id=\"0360f31\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04a649f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"04a649f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"739\" src=\"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/florida\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/12\/Bags-1024x739.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12475\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/florida\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/12\/Bags-1024x739.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/florida\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/12\/Bags-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/florida\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/12\/Bags-768x554.jpg 768w, https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/florida\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/12\/Bags.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36f73fb\" data-id=\"36f73fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b8d982 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b8d982\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/florida\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/elementor\/thumbs\/Yvette-r45u2hgg4uftv1qg6a72wia0s6znaxdfccxjpsa1nk.jpg\" title=\"Yvette\" alt=\"Yvette\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Yvette Stafford, Founder<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Naples, Fla. &#8211; With inflation rates hitting at an all-time high this year and gas prices not far behind, families are finding it more difficult to afford nutritious food. 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