Because of you, more children will start the school day ready to learn, without the pang of hunger as a distraction. Our Back-to-School campaign reminds us that along with pencils and paper, children need a daily supply of food to take on new concepts, run on playgrounds, and socialize more successfully.
Our Community Health and Agriculture Education teams have collaborated to develop the new Food Shuttle Academy, an online learning platform with free, self-paced lessons on health, nutrition, agriculture, and more!
Our Spring Match challenge, made possible by generous funders, including SOLV Energy and the Mead Family Foundation, exceeded the $105,000 goal, raising an additional $70,000 to erase hunger!
Love, Tito’s has a heart for community gardens and increasing access to fresh, healthy foods. Their philanthropic Love, Tito’s Block to Block program, reconnects neighborhoods and creates community gardens and farms throughout the United States. Our hearts are in full bloom knowing that our Camden Street Garden will be the next beneficiary of Block to Block, allowing neighbors with mobility challenges to access our many activities more easily.
In December 2020, young Eric made up his mind to hold a fundraiser selling luminarias to his neighbors in the Budleigh Neighborhood of central Raleigh. He expected to make “maybe 1 or 2 hundred dollars.” In the end, Eric raised $1,450 from his sale and donated the proceeds to Inter-Faith Food Shuttle “so that people can have some good food over Christmas.”
As the end of 2020 approaches, and corporations, church groups and individuals increase their philanthropic giving, food drives will be a traditional part of these efforts. This year—an uncertain and unprecedented time—Inter-Faith Food Shuttle is encouraging groups and individuals to consider holding Virtual Food Drives as part of their Year End giving efforts.
