Families facing hunger in Florida’s Orange County could have greater access to nutritious food, thanks to a $400,000 grant supporting food pantries at their children’s schools.
Here’s what to know
The Florida Blue Foundation awarded the grant to the Foundation for Orange County Public Schools to expand access to healthy food, according to WFTV.
School-based food pantries are the designated recipients of the funding, which the Foundation for OCPS announced on Nov. 3.
“No student should have to worry about where their next meal will come from,” said Debi Pedraza, executive director of the Foundation for OCPS.
More background
Community-based food initiatives elsewhere in Florida are also receiving support from the Florida Blue Foundation. In its September announcement, the foundation named eight nonprofit organizations receiving a combined $3.1 million in grants across Florida…