Children in social housing Hastings County, Belleville and Quinte West can expect some good food snacks this summer.
Hastings County housing services has partnered with the Hastings and Prince Edward Learning Foundation to continue delivery of quality nutritious food to school-aged children during the academic school break.
The Learning Foundation is contributing $25,000 to the summer program.
The 2021 Food2You program will deliver healthy snacks to children aged 2 -18 years of age, residing in social housing, throughout the months of July and August.
In 2020, 975 nutritional meals were provided weekly to 15 neighbourhoods in Belleville, Quinte West, Bancroft and Deseronto with the support of the Learning Foundation’s donation.