Jonesboro, January 12, 2022: The Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas announced that a grant it received from the Arkansas Community Foundation, totaling $5,040, is being used to provide emergency food assistance through fresh produce distributions to struggling families in Craighead County.
According to Christie Jordan, CEO of the Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas, the number of people requesting emergency food assistance is still high.
“We are grateful to the Craighead County Community Foundation for their support in helping us provide food assistance to families at risk of hunger,” said Jordan. “Nothing can measure what it means to help people take control of their lives during times of uncertainty. For people facing hunger—hope is a hot meal, a bag of groceries, a well‐nourished child.”
The Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas provides hunger relief to people in need by raising awareness, securing resources, and distributing food through a network of non-profit agencies and programs. The Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas provides the equivalent of 165,000 meals each week to people facing hunger. The Food Bank works in partnership with 140 non-profit partner agencies and programs in 12 counties in Northeast Arkansas. These counties include: Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Jackson, Lawrence, Mississippi, Poinsett, Randolph, St. Francis, and Woodruff. Additionally, the Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas is a member of Feeding America, a national network of food banks. Through our many partnerships, every $1 donated can help provide 4 meals. For additional information, please visit our website www.foodbankofnea.org. You can also find the Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas on Facebook @FoodBankofNEA, Twitter @foodbankofnea, and Instagram @foodbankofnea.