Navient Foundation supports Commission on Economic Opportunity to provide meals for at-risk children
June 26 2017 - 10:06AM
Children who are unable to access healthy meals during the summer
months, afterschool and weekends will continue to receive the
support they need, thanks to the Commission on Economic
Opportunity, a multi-service nonprofit that provides emergency food
assistance to thousands of children in the Northeastern
Pennsylvania region.
CEO promotes self-sufficiency among low-income and vulnerable
populations by confronting the causes and reducing the effects of
poverty through its initiatives. Navient Foundation, the
company-sponsored philanthropic fund, contributed $5,000 to assist
the organization’s multiple food programs, including Food 4 Kids
Summer, Afterschool and Weekends.
“We are so grateful for donors like Navient Foundation,” said
Gretchen Hunt, director, CEO. “The work of the Food Bank could not
be accomplished without this support. Struggling families receive
healthy food like fresh milk and fruit and vegetables to feed their
children because of this support.”
Many children who receive breakfast and lunch during the school
year do not receive the same nutritional support over the summer,
according to CEO.
Food 4 Kids Summer, an emergency food assistance initiative,
addresses this issue. It is designed especially for children who
are unable to access non-perishable food for themselves and their
siblings during the summer months. The program provides
approximately 85,000 meals in total and provides lunches to more
than 2,400 children in Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties that are
donated through the organization’s Weinberg Food Bank.
During the school year, CEO also provides nutritious meals for
afterschool students through the Food 4 Kids Afterschool program to
support those who would otherwise go without an evening meal. CEO
provides staff expertise in nutrition, education and youth
development along with wholesome food to those in need.
Food 4 Kids Weekends provides students access to non-perishable
food for themselves and for siblings during weekends or holiday
vacations. The food is placed in the student’s backpack to carry
home, removing the stigma a child may experience with carrying
groceries.
“We are so grateful to have a tremendous organization like CEO
in our community,” said Lisa Stashik, vice president, Navient.
“Through their efforts, the uncertainty that may come from not
being able to find a healthy meal is eased. We are honored to
provide support to their mission.”
Incorporated in 1966 as a community action agency to alleviate
poverty, the organization now operates more than 20 programs, with
staff exceeding 150 employees.
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