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CARLISLE, Pa., Dec. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The GIANT Company announced today that 22 Pennsylvania child care facilities will receive funding through its $200,000 grant program, which received over one thousand applications. Announced in October, the program will provide funding to licensed child care providers that are facing operational and financial challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Each beneficiary will receive a grant between $5,000 and $10,000. Funding is being provided by both The GIANT Company and The Hershey Company, in partnership with Pennsylvania Key.
"Within days, we received over 400 applications from child care facilities across the Commonwealth, each sharing the struggles they have been facing since the onset of the pandemic," said Nicholas Bertram, president, The GIANT Company. "It's our hope that these grants provide some much needed relief to the child care providers who mean so much to the families they care for, and serve as a symbol of our gratitude for all that they do to connect families for a better future."