One of my goals for this blog is to be a resource for my fellow VISTA's and anyone else that is doing their best to end poverty. I know in Sedalia our Wal-Mart has been stepping up to the plate about donating soon to be expired food for the Red Shield Cafe (which is the same concept as a Soup Kitchen and meals are offered free of charge to anyone). Well then I came upon this site http://www.walmartstores.com/pressroom/news/9863.aspx that talks about how Wal-Mart is using their resources to help end child hunger and that includes $250 million in grants.
VISTA's-I would love to hear any of your stories about this. Like if you get a grant from Wal-Mart or how is your local Wal-Mart helping your food programs.
Currently, Pettis county now has the largest kids summer food programs in the state of Missouri. Last summer, there was over 20,000 meals delivered to Sedalia's kids in poverty. This summer, Salvation Army will be delivering an estimated 40,000, as they are expanding the program to include the smaller towns around Sedalia, but still inside Pettis county. The big kick off party is at the end of May and I will give you more details as I know them.
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