FREDERICKSBURG REGIONAL FOOD BANK

FEEDING CHILDREN PROGRAM ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: SCHOOL FOOD PANTRY - SCHOOL-BASED PANTRIES ARE LOCATED ON THE GROUNDS OF A SCHOOL TO PROVIDE A MORE READILY ACCESSIBLE SOURCE OF FOOD ASSISTANCE TO CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. AS A NEED IS IDENTIFIED BY SCHOOL STAFF, THE PRE-PACKED BOXES CONTAINING A FEW DAYS OF EMERGENCY FOOD, ALONG WITH RESOURCE MATERIALS SUCH AS A PANTRY REFERENCE LIST AND SNAP INFORMATION, ARE DISTRIBUTED TO THE FAMILIES IN NEED. AFTER-SCHOOL SNACK PROGRAM - THE AFTER-SCHOOL SNACK PROGRAM PROVIDES NUTRITIOUS, FRESHLY PREPARED SNACKS TO CHILDREN IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS SAFE, ACCESSIBLE, AND CONVENIENT. SITES ARE LOCATED AT ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING FOR YOUTH SUCH AS SCHOOLS, THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, HAZEL HILL APARTMENTS & SALEM CHURCH LIBRARY. SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM (SFSP) - THROUGH THE SUMMER NUTRITION PROGRAM, CHILDREN AND YOUTH CAN CONTINUE TO HAVE NO COST ACCESS TO NOURISHING FOOD WHILE SCHOOL IS OUT. PARTICIPATING SITES SERVE EITHER GRAB & GO OR SIT DOWN MEALS FOR YOUTH TO ENJOY.

THE FREDERICKSBURG REGIONAL FOOD BANK IS A FEEDING AMERICA NETWORK FOOD BANK SERVING THE FOOD INSECURE POPULATION OF FOUR VIRGINIA COUNTIES (CAROLINE, KING GEORGE, SPOTSYLVANIA, AND STAFFORD), AS WELL AS THE CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG AND THE COMMUNITY OF LOCUST GROVE. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES CENTER UPON THE GATHERING, HANDLING, AND DISTRIBUTION OF DONATED AND PURCHASED FOOD COMMODITIES AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS. THESE CORE ACTIVITIES ARE CONDUCTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH RETAILERS, DISTRIBUTION CENTERS, PANTRIES AND FEEDING SITES IN OUR SERVICE TERRITORY.