Harry Chapin Food Bank has received a $30,000 grant from Jingled Elves, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of women and children in Collier County.
The grant will support Harry’s Helpings, a child-focused feeding program that provides supplemental food kits to families at child care, early education and after-school sites where traditional food pantry access may be limited. Each kit includes nutritious, shelf-stable food designed to help support families between regular meals.
Funding from the Jingled Elves grant will be used to support weekly food kits distributed through Boys & Girls Club of Collier County’s Bolch Club in Immokalee, helping ensure children and their families have reliable access to food throughout the week. As part of the grant agreement, each kit will include a custom Jingled Elves sticker recognizing the organization’s commitment to helping end child hunger…