No Kid Hungry Maryland Receives $30,000 Grant From "Hunger Is"

No Kid Hungry Maryland has received a $30,000 grant from Hunger Is to help solve childhood hunger. No Kid Hungry Maryland was nominated by the managers of Maryland Safeway stores, and this grant was made possible by their customers who contributed generously during a month-long in-store fundraiser this spring. Hunger Is, the joint charitable program of The Safeway Foundation and the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) featuring Academy Award®-nominated actress and Hunger Is Ambassador Viola Davis, raised more than $4.6 million to eradicate childhood hunger from shoppers throughout 1,300 Safeway family of stores across the U.S., as well as online contributions.

Hunger Is allowed the local stores to identify an organization to receive a grant to help make a difference in their own community. The $30,000 Hunger Is grant will go towards feeding children in the local community living in households that struggle to provide sufficient and healthy meals, including supporting daily breakfast. Studies have shown that eating breakfast can improve a child’s attention span during school and lead to higher test scores. Three out of five elementary and middles school teachers say they regularly see students come to school hungry, a statistic Hunger Is seeks to end.

“It’s a great honor to receive this Hunger Is grant and the recognition of the Maryland Safeway managers for our work,” said Josh Wachs, Chief Strategy Office, No Kid Hungry. “Making sure the children in our community have the necessities to succeed is so important and this grant will make a difference. We thank everyone who paused in their shopping routine to think about the children in need in our community.”

To learn more about the fight against childhood hunger and to donate to the cause, visit HungerIs.org.