Recently, Save the Children came on board as a Food Shuttle supporter with a $25,000 Holiday Boxes for Rural Children grant. ‘Tis the season for providing expanded nutrition to families and children in Nash, Edgecombe, and Johnston counties!
Food Shuttle and American Heart Association Creating a Healthier Community
The American Heart Association (AHA) has long been a partner with Inter-Faith Food Shuttle in addressing the ongoing health of our community through ensuring that all our neighbors receive the nutrition they need to lead healthy, active lives. Recently, the AHA activated funding for the Food Shuttle by leveraging a network of funders for a project outlined in a grant that had been submitted to them last fall.
Feeding America Awards $673,887 Grant to Inter-Faith Food Shuttle
Inter-Faith Food Shuttle was recently awarded a grant from Feeding America in the amount of $750,000. These funds will enable the Food Shuttle to increase food purchases, hire additional staff and make important equipment upgrades—all in efforts to expand programming to meet the rising need due to COVID-19.
