Over 500 families with some 1,800 children drove through Midwest Food Bank on Saturday for the annual Children s Christmas Party, receiving boxes of food and presents for a merrier Christmas.
The back-to-school program will also help kids in Arizona, Florida, Indiana, and Pennsylvania. (Facebook/Midwest Food Bank)
By WMBD-TV
NORMAL - A new back-to-school campaign to eliminate childhood food insecurity is underway.
A Midwest Food Bank news release confirms the campaign funds a se
BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD)– A new back-to-school campaign to eliminate childhood food insecurity is underway. A Midwest Food Bank news release confirms the campaign funds a separate MFB’s Hope Packs program which will distribute supplemental weekend food for at-risk children. “The Hope Packs program is an important part of MFB’s efforts to alleviate hunger and malnutrition,” […]