posted on Wednesday, October 20, 2021
“This program has worked great for us over the years to help supply families with meat and bread that provide ingredients for a variety of meals,” said Jesse Barnett, Food Director for Schaller-Crestland Elementary, a part of the Ridge View Raptors School District. “I'm very grateful for all you do for our kids!”
Between October 20th and November 15th, Iowa Select Farms employees will distribute Power Snack™ Teacher Supply Kits to schools across Iowa. In total, 89 school districts will be recipients of this program. Power Snack™ helps reduce childhood hunger in Iowa by providing kids the means to purchase nutritious food to prepare at home. Four different times throughout the school year, children identified by the school as food insecure receive a $5 coupon for deli ham and $3 coupon for a loaf of whole wheat bread, in total receiving 1,500 coupon booklets.
Pork sticks were added by the Foundation to the deliveries to provide a non-perishable, immediate infusion of protein for students, resulting in hunger relief and an open door to engagement in the classroom—the Raptors receiving 200 snack sticks to use as needed within their schools.
This wraps up our first day of Power Snack for the year but is truly only the beginning. Stay tuned to see where we’re heading next!