SESLOC Federal Credit Union has teamed up with two Central Coast food banks to help feed food insecure kids this summer.
SESLOC, with a new location serving Santa Maria, donated $1,000 to the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County and its Picnic in the Park program. In Santa Barbara County, 84 percent of children, or more than 34,000 kids, receive free or reduced-priced lunches during the school year. Every $10 toward Picnic in the Park provides meals for three children, so with the $1,000 donation, 300 children will be fed over summer break.
In San Luis Obispo County, more than 16,000 children are fed reduced-priced school lunches during the school year. Over summer break, the Food Bank Coalition’s Lovin’ Lunchbox program steps in to help by providing children with breakfast, lunch and snacks.
During the month of April, SESLOC Federal Credit Union members donated to Lovin’ Lunchbox at SLO County SESLOC branches, raising $8,878.94 for the program. SESLOC matched the first $2,500 raised. Since 2012, SESLOC’s Feeding Young Bodies and Minds campaign has raised nearly $45,000 in support of the SLO Food Bank’s Children’s Programs.
For every $1 donated, the Food Bank Coalition of SLO County can provide $10 worth of food. In Santa Barbara County, $1 can help the Foodbank provide eight meals to those in need.
SESLOC Federal Credit Union, with over 44,000 members, 130 employees and assets of $723 million, has been serving members since 1942. It is a full-service financial institution that currently has branch locations in San Luis Obispo, Paso Robles, Arroyo Grande, Atascadero and a new location in Santa Maria. For more information on SESLOC, visit www.sesloc.org.