Food 4 Thought won a $64,000 grant for a delivery van
Impact100 Greater Chesapeake funded Bringing Hope Home so Food 4 Thought can buy and outfit a delivery van. The Anne Arundel nonprofit already serves more than 2,600 families a year.
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Food 4 Thought received a $64,000 grant to buy and outfit a van for food delivery in Anne Arundel County, Eye On Annapolis reported. Impact100 Greater Chesapeake funded the award through Bringing Hope Home.
The nonprofit already serves more than 2,600 families a year through a pantry, a baby pantry, and wellness programs. The grant is money to get a dedicated outreach vehicle on the road, not a report that the van has finished a new route.
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Food 4 Thought, a nonprofit in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, received a $64,000 grant to buy and set up a van for delivering food. Impact100 Greater Chesapeake provided the money through Bringing Hope Home. The group already helps more than 2,600 families a year with a food pantry, a baby pantry, and wellness programs. The grant is for a vehicle so more of that help can travel to people. The $64,000 is the award for the van, and the 2,600 families are the number the nonprofit already serves in a year.
- Why would a food pantry want its own van?
- What is a grant, and how is it different from a single grocery donation?
- What kinds of help, besides cans of food, might a family need?
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