The Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas has received a 25-hundred-dollar grant from the Burlington-Northern/Santa Fe Railway Foundation. The money will go the Backpack Program, which helps provide food for hungry children on the weekends and school holidays. Development Director Vicky Pillow tells KASU news almost 800 children in Northeast Arkansas benefit from the program. She tells why it is needed:
Vicky Pillow. 27% of the people served through the Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas is under 18. She says Arkansas is near the bottom in nation when it comes to food security.
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Vicky Pillow. The Backpack Program serves 780 school children in Northeast Arkansas, by providing food on the weekends and school holidays.