FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | December 17, 2020
Contact: Erica Olmstead, eolmstead@strength.org
No Kid Hungry Indiana Promotes School Meal Programs during the pandemic and supports districts efforts to reach all students
Washington, DC: As part of No Kid Hungry’s continuing effort to ensure all children in Indiana remain nourished and healthy, the campaign announced today an additional $453,814 in grants to 32 school districts to support school meal programs this semester.
“School meals are available to students across Indiana no matter if they are learning remotely or participating in a hybrid model,” says Tarrah Westercamp, No Kid Hungry Indiana Manager. “We at No Kid Hungry are in awe of the phenomenal work of school nutrition staff. They have been at the front lines of this pandemic, working creatively and diligently to reach all of their students by offering curbside pickup meals, delivering meals to bus stops or community centers, collaborating with community groups to offer additional family food boxes, and more.”
Below are the most recent recipients of the 2020 No Kid Hungry grants from across the state of Indiana, with funds totaling over $760,000 this year.
- South Montgomery Schools
- South Bend School Community School Corporation
- School Town of Munster
- Brown County Schools
- River Forest Community Schools
- West Central School Corporation
- Eastern Greene School District
- Porter Township School Corporation
- Caston School Corporation
- Eastern Pulaski School Corporation
- Anderson Community Schools
- Randolph Central School Corporation
- Beech Grove City Schools
- Randolph Eastern School Corporation
- Lewis Cass Schools
- Southwestern Consolidated School District of Shelby County
- MSD of Pike Township Schools
- Marian High School
- Vigo County School Corporation
- School City of Hammond
- Klondike Middle School, Tippecanoe School Corporation
- MSD of Wayne Township Schools
- Mississinewa Community Schools
- Pike County School Corporation
- Kokomo School Corporation
- Daleville Community Schools
- Michigan City Area Schools
- Crawford County Community Schools
- Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Corporation
- Richmond Community Schools
- Valparaiso Community Schools
- Jennings County Schools
According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s most recent Household Pulse Survey, nearly 12 million parents and caregivers across our nation said that their children didn’t have enough to eat because their families couldn’t afford it. Nearly 177,000 of those are right here in Indiana.