The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma sends this information as posted below:
(OKLAHOMA CITY) – Aug. 1, 2024 – Childhood hunger can keep kids from reaching their full potential. Through Sept. 30, every donation to the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma’s Food for Kids Programs is matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $315,000 thanks to the Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma, Chesapeake Energy, Mark and Beth Brewer, Marathon Oil, Dolese Bros. Corp., Energy Transfer, David Gorham and David and Lezlie Hudiburg.
“The Regional Food Bank’s Food for Kids Programs support children and their communities,” said John Logan, executive director of the Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma. “We are proud to work together to help provide this important match to ensure sure Oklahoma children have enough food on the table.”
KOCO 5 News returns as the official television sponsor of the Food for Kids Match and will highlight the impact of the Regional Food Bank’s four Food for Kids Programs. Through the Food for Kids Programs, the Regional Food Bank provided more than 2 million meals last school year.
“We know that children who don’t get enough food are at risk for increased health and development problems,” said Stacy Dykstra, chief executive officer of the Regional Food Bank. “That’s why we are so grateful for the Food for Kids match sponsors who have stepped up to help provide nutritious meals for Oklahoma’s children. Double the impact of your donations by making a gift today.”
The Food for Kids Programs are the School Pantry Program, the Summer Feeding Program, Kids Cafés and the Backpack Program.
The School Pantry Program provides chronically hungry middle and high school students with food to sustain them after school and over weekends. The Summer Feeding Program provides free meals and snacks to children up to the age of 18 throughout the summer months when school is not in session. Many children in Oklahoma lack access to proper nutritious meals outside of school, so these programs are essential for their well-being.
Kids Cafés are afterschool and school break programs that provide meals and snacks as well as tutoring and mentor services to children. The Backpack Program provides kid-friendly, nutritious food to elementary school children who have been identified as being food insecure.
A $100 donation to the Food for Kids match will support two children in one of the Food for Kids Programs for an entire school year. Make a donation today at foodforkids.us.
About the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma
The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma is leading the fight against hunger in 53 counties in central and western Oklahoma and envisions a state where no one goes hungry. Founded in 1980, the Regional Food Bank is the state’s largest domestic hunger-relief 501(c)(3) nonprofit that distributes food through a network of community- based partner agencies and schools. The majority of people served by the Regional Food Bank are chronically hungry children, seniors living on fixed incomes and hardworking families struggling to make ends meet. The Regional Food Bank is a member of Feeding America, the nation’s network of food banks. To join the fight to end hunger, visit rfbo.org.
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