GRIFFIN – As part of No Kid Hungry’s ongoing effort to ensure all children in Griffin-Spalding stay nourished and healthy, the Griffin-Spalding County School System has received $100,000 in grants to support more children in the community feed.
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many families in communities today are facing increased hardship. Hunger and poverty, already at unacceptable levels, are hitting children at an alarming rate, and the hunger they face today has the power to affect the rest of their lives.
“No child should have to deal with an empty stomach or stress about when they’re going to eat again,” Eleni Towns, associate director of No Kid Hungry, said in a statement. “This grant will help reach more children with the nutrition they need to grow up healthy, educated and strong.”
GSCS has 18 food service locations that school officials say provide healthy and nutritious meals to 9,500 students for free.
“Thanks to No Kid Hungry, we are excited to move our program forward. The grant funds will allow us to replace kitchen appliances, purchase new nutrition software and hardware, and implement the fresh fruit and vegetable program,” said Robert Wheeler, director of nutrition at the GSCS school.
