BRAFB awarded more than $15K from No Kid Hungry
Logo for the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank (Source: WVIR)
By WHSV Newsroom | December 16, 2020 at 12:04 PM EST - Updated December 16 at 12:04 PM
VERONA, Va. (WHSV) — The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank has been awarded $15,340.24 from No Kid Hungry to help with the added staffing and equipment costs required to expand and adapt its programs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to a press release from No Kid Hungry Virginia, an estimated one-in-five children in the commonwealth could face hunger this year, up from one-in-eight prior to the pandemic.
No Kid Hungry has announced a total of $2.4 million in grants to 68 schools and community organizations across Virginia that are providing free meals for kids.