BlessingsMany caretakers of local children cannot provide adequate nutrition from lunch on Friday to breakfast on Monday morning. Every Friday over 1900 local students go home with a backpack full of “Blessings” food to fill the gap over the weekend and school breaks.
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Feed the KidsA time that many children often look forward to is a stressful experience for some in Citrus County. They dread the summer months when access to consistent a food source is a challenge for their impoverished families. Feed the Kids is a summer feeding program which operates a neighborhood farmer’s market style distribution of non-perishables and fresh produce to children in need.
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Food RecoveryFood recovery was the organization’s first effort to feed people in need. Food recovery involves collecting wholesome but unused or unsalable food for distribution to those in need. Once a week volunteers pick up unused food from local restaurants for transport to a local soup kitchen to serve to people in need.
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