When school’s out, hunger doesn’t take a break. For many New York kids, especially in rural areas, summer can be one of the hungriest times of the year. No Kid Hungry New York awarded over $200,000 in grants to sixteen schools and community organizations working to make sure more kids get the meals they need.
This summer, No Kid Hungry New York is providing grant funds to summer meal programs focused on expanding access to rural non-congregate summer meals, especially in areas facing persistent or very high poverty. Whether delivering more meals directly to homes or setting up additional grab-and-go sites in hard-to-reach places, sponsors can use this funding to reach more kids in more ways. Our grant funding goes to pay for everything from refrigerators to delivery vans – whatever schools and communities need to feed kids.
This year, the following school districts and community organizations received grants in New York:
- Cassadaga Valley Central School District
- Chautauqua Opportunities
- Clyde Savannah Central School District
- Edwards Knox Central School District
- Hartford Central School
- Jamestown YMCA
- Le Roy Central School District
- Lyons Central School District
- Moriah Central School District
- Peru Central School District
- Pine Valley Central School District
- Pioneer Central School
- Plattsburgh City School District
- Salamanca City School District
- Wellsville Central School District
- Whitehall Junior-Senior High School
These summer meal sponsors in New York will have such an impact on kids and families, especially those in rural areas. Thank you to everyone who is making sure that kids across the state have the fuel they need to learn and play this summer.
