FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) — For the second year in a row, 8 different ACPL library locations are providing bags of food to children ages 18 and under on Fridays.
The local locations are:
- Main Library
- Georgetown
- Hessen Cassel
- Little Turtle
- Pontiac
- Shawnee
- Tecumseh
- Waynedale
Through a partnership with Blessings in a Backpack, the two organizations have committed to feeding nearly 11,000 kids this summer.
“It’s just so important that we’re giving kids what they need to thrive, and that’s the basic human dignity of food. So being able to have this during the summertime when previously there was really a void in the community to have this,” Blessings in a Backpack Executive Director Jama Ross said…