All Faiths Food Bank Receives $145,000 in Grants in Support of Children’s Programs

All Faiths Food Bank recently received grants from the following organizations:

$100,000 from Jane’s Trust in support of the Backpack Program

$25,000 from the Schoenbaum Family Foundation in support of the Backpack and School Pantry Programs

$20,000 from the Bank of America Client Foundation in support of the School Pantry Program

The grants will provide children in Sarasota and DeSoto counties with access to nutritious food.

 In support of the Backpack Program, which provides bags of kid-friendly, healthy food to students to take home for over the weekends and holidays at 53 schools, and the School Pantry Program which provides children and families with access to fresh produce, meats and groceries at 17 schools. Together they raised $145,000

For more information, go to www.allfaithsfoodbank.org.