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PANDEMIC EBT BENEFITS, SCHOOL DISTRIBUTIONS AND MORE – JULY 2
PANDEMIC EBT EMERGENCY SCHOOL MEALS PROGRAM
Because of the COVID-19 crisis, children who are eligible for free or reduced-price school meals can receive extra food benefits called Pandemic-EBT, or P-EBT. P-EBT is a new and temporary food benefit to help families in Washington state buy food because schools were closed. For more information about the program, including how to apply, click here.
FRESH AND FROZEN SCHOOL DISTRIBUTIONS
Second Harvest continues to distribute fresh and frozen food supplies at schools across seven districts in the Greater Spokane area to meet the increased need for food assistance due to the COVID-19 crisis. Gonzaga University recently published an article and video about the weekly distributions their Center for Community Engagement helps with at Arlington Elementary in northeast Spokane. You can find out if a school near you is hosting distributions on the school’s communication channels.
FOOD INSECURITY UPDATE
Second Harvest’s Chief of Staff, Drew Meuer, recently shared about the current need for food assistance, projected trends in the coming months and how to help our neighbors facing hunger in an interview with KHQ News. You can watch the interview here.
STORY OF HOPE
“We serve in the community where we live. When you live in a community, you need to be fully integrated into that community. If there is a need in the community you can fill, why not do it?”
Luis and his wife had never been to a food bank before the COVID-19 pandemic. But when they were both furloughed from their jobs, they suddenly found themselves struggling to afford food. After receiving help from a Mobile Market free food distribution, Luis decided to begin volunteering at Second Harvest. Even though he’s back to work, he continues to volunteer to help others in his community get through the crisis. Read more about Luis here.
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50 YEARS OF FEEDING HOPE – OCTOBER 15
50 YEARS OF FEEDING HOPE Author: Jim Price Although food security has become emblematic of a caring community, Second Harvest. propelled by three decades of remarkable growth, has completed its first half-century by exceeding its own expectations with creative...
AGNECY SPOTLIGHT: OTHELLO FOOD BANK – OCTOBER 8
AGENCY SPOTLIGHT: OTHELLO FOOD BANK Author: Ben Prez When it comes to the client experience at the Othello Food Bank, there are few things more important to Sharon Mobley than a non-judgmental, low barrier, and kind approach. “I feel like no one should go...
BAKING FOR A CAUSE – OCTOBER 1
BAKING FOR A CAUSE - OCTOBER 1 Author: Claire Hurd Spokane transplant and Feed365 donor, Eileen May, recently sat down with us and shared a little about her passion to feed people in in her community. Feed365 is our monthly giving program intended...
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