The Great Plains Food Bank has announced 18 sites including one in Bismarck for its Youth Summer Meals Program for 2021 more than double the number of locations last
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The food bank has reached a record high of 18 meal pick-up locations throughout North Dakota.
May 24, 2021
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) Summer vacation is around the corner leaving many kids without school meals, the Great Plains Food Bank is helping keep kids fed during the long break.
“They can come to pick up five days’ worth of meals from us on just that one day of pickup, which is just great. They get their full balanced meal with their milk and some snacks with it,” Great Plains Food Bank Program Director Nancy Carriveau said.
Great Plains Food Bank is leaving no child left hungry this summer vacation. The organization is back again with its Youth Summer Meals Program kicking off from June 1st and going until August.
Summer meals program for youth to begin June 1 in Jamestown, Enderlin
Food will be provided in parks and at the Two Rivers Activity Center in Jamestown and at a church in Enderlin. Written By: Kathy Steiner | ×
The Youth Summer Meals Program will be offered again in Jamestown and in Enderlin starting June 1, Great Plains Food Bank announced Monday.
The Youth Summer Meals Program helps to provide free meals for children younger than age 18 during the summer months when school lunch and breakfast programs aren’t available. In addition to Jamestown and Enderlin, programs return to West Fargo, Fargo and Bismarck and new locations will be offered in Grenora, Trenton, Casselton, Mapleton and Chaffee, Great Plains Food Bank said in a news release.
Amidon was packed April 6.
One of North Dakotaâs smallest towns had more than 60 people fill the Lebanon Lutheran Church to watch one of their own be honored by the Great Plains Food Bank.
According to officials with the regional food bank that serves North Dakota and parts of Minnesota, it was time to honor Linda Narum as a 2020 Hunger Relief Champion.
âThe coordinator of the Amidon Community Cupboard, Narum has been fighting hunger in southwestern North Dakota for decades, the regional group explained when they announced that she had been named. In addition, to her work managing a wide service area for the Community Cupboard, Linda has found unique ways to serve âthose in need,â the organization explained in a release announcing the award.