On Tuesday, May 31 from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Vons and Albertson’s employees will be filling thousands of reusable bags with nutritious breakfast items at the Food Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo County to kick off the Summer Breakfast Bag Program. Each breakfast bag provides one month’s worth of wholesome breakfast items to a child in need.
One out of five children in San Luis Obispo County faces hunger. Childhood hunger spikes during summer because children who would normally eat two of their daily meals at a free or reduced cost through their school’s cafeteria, may go without these meals when school is out for their summer break.
“Summer isn’t fun when you’re hungry. We are so grateful to Hunger Is for supporting children in our county who struggle to meet their basic needs,” said Carl Hansen, CEO at the Food Bank Coalition. “Thanks to this grant, we will be able to serve more healthy meals to children in our community.”
Thanks to the Hunger Is grant, the Food Bank Coalition will be able to provide more than 100,000 breakfasts for children this summer. With the help of hundreds of volunteers who pack and distribute the breakfast bags, and with our partners who include local school districts, county libraries, and non-profit organizations, the Food Bank Coalition will deliver monthly bags of breakfast groceries county-wide to ensure this is a hunger-free summer for all children in San Luis Obispo County.