Swimming, skateboarding, biking, and playing on the monkey bars – all summer activities of kids. But summer isn’t fun for children who are hungry. Low-income children who depend on free lunch and breakfast at school can be at risk of hunger during the summer break when school meals are not available. Approximately 30,000 students, 45 percent, of students in Washoe County … [Read more...]
Stamp Out Hunger food drive set for May 14
Food Bank of Northern Nevada is asking for the community’s support on Saturday, May 14, as it joins America’s letter carriers and Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization in the annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive. Hosted each year by the National Association of Letter Carriers, Stamp Out Hunger is the largest single-day food drive in the … [Read more...]