The Salvation Army of Grant County has received a $25,000 proactive grant from the Community Foundation of Grant County as part of the Together We Can Feed Grant County initiative. In total, the Foundation awarded $100,000 in grants—$25,000 each—to four local food programs on the frontlines of hunger relief.
The Salvation Army will use this funding to expand its food pantry services and increase food distributions to families impacted by reduced SNAP benefits and delayed payments during the federal government shutdown.
“We’re seeing more families every week who never expected to need help,” said Ray Daniels, Corps Administrator for The Salvation Army of Grant County. “This grant helps us meet those needs with dignity and love—because no one should go hungry in our community.”
The Salvation Army, which has operated in Grant County for more than 126 years, offers a food pantry on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Households are eligible every 60 days to receive food boxes from the pantry, which provide nutritious supplemental food items.
As the need has grown, The Salvation Army has met the needs of those it serves with support from local donations, donors, churches and other organizations.
