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Virginia Peninsula Food Bank says $100,000 investment will back local programs to serve thousands
Summary
The Peninsula Food Bank told the York County board that a $100,000 investment will support child‑nutrition backpacks, Kids Cafe, culinary training and mobile pantry distributions; the bank said York County’s food insecurity rate is about 11.3% (≈7,080 people).
The Virginia Peninsula Food Bank briefed the York County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 16 about rising local food insecurity and how a recently received $100,000 investment will be used to boost services across the Peninsula, including in York County.
"Every dollar we receive equates to about three meals," said Micah Gregorian, communications, marketing and advocacy manager for the food bank. Gregorian told supervisors the bank uses Feeding America's Map the Meal Gap data to estimate local need and reported that roughly 11.3% of York County residents — about…
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