For the past seven years, the United Food Bank of Plant City has been serving free breakfast and lunch to low-income kids in our community during the summer months. This year, its Children’s Nutrition Outreach Program served more than 3,000 children.
Many low-income children who eat free or reduced-priced meals at school miss out on good nutrition during summer vacation. This summer, kids dined on breakfast bars, oatmeal, grits, canned fruit, canned pasta, canned soups and other breakfast and lunch items.
“We see people suffering every day and making the choices between buying gasoline and putting food on the table for their children,” said Christine Miller, director for food bank. “Anything we can do to help families during the summer is not only our responsibility but our privilege.”
The summer nutrition program is funded through donations of corporate sponsors and people the community. The bank is accepting non-perishable food donations. To make a donation or learn more about the organization, call Miller at (813) 764-0625.