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Food for Kids outlines scale of child food insecurity in Bradford County and asks commissioners to consider funding
Summary
Food for Kids executive director described program operations, local reach (167 students in Bradford County), and asked commissioners to consider a county appropriation while explaining the nonprofit receives no federal, state or local funding and relies on grants and donors.
Margo DeCana, executive director of the Food for Kids backpack program of North Florida, told the Bradford County Board of County Commissioners that childhood food insecurity has grown locally and that her nonprofit fills weekend food gaps for enrolled students.
DeCana said the program now serves more than 1,300 students across four counties and 167 children in Bradford County. She described the program’s referral-and-consent model: schools identify chronically hungry children, a school liaison sends consent forms to families and volunteers pack and deliver weekend bags locally. "Each one of our weekend bags contains about…
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