Cutting Hunger on Weekends CHOW
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f you have children – you know how much they eat! Seems like you are always filling the refrigerator! That can be hard for the MANY working Skagit families who struggle to cover all their costs. By the time they pay for rent, utilities, childcare, transportation, insurance – the money left for food gets pretty low. That’s why schools offer free & reduced breakfasts & lunches. Yet, that still leaves children hungry on weekends and over school breaks. That’s where CHOW comes in! A bag of food – with good stuff for a couple of breakfasts, lunches and a snack – can make the difference for a child on the weekend. Delivering the bag of food right to the child’s door prevents the stigma of visibly having to carry home food on the bus. And – we’re helping newspaper delivery drivers at the same time! I talked with the primary CHOW delivery driver in Sedro-Woolley – Colleen Lundstrom. Colleen told me: “There is definitely a need out here. On weekends or school breaks – the food is so appreciated.” After delivering for almost two years, Colleen gets to know the children. She shared: “The kids are so excited when they see me coming! They always say Thank You.” She knows that – because of this extra food – the family is able to pay other bills to stay warm and dry. CHOW works – because of YOU!!! Thank you!
CHOW is a partnership between Helping Hands Solution Center, Skagit Publishing, and United Way of Skagit County 10
May 2022
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