The Children's Hunger Alliance began providing food to Ohio children in October of 2021.
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - One in four children in the Lima area aren't getting enough food, and a new partnership is working to change that.
Thursday was the kick-off of their partnership, and people in attendance were asked to donate what they would spend on a meal to support the Children's Hunger Alliance to provide healthy food.
The Lima Memorial Foundation's Emerging Philanthropists and the Children's Hunger Alliance are raising awareness of the food insecurities facing the children of our community. Thursday was the kick-off of their partnership, and people in attendance were asked to donate what they would spend on a meal to support the Children's Hunger Alliance to provide healthy food.
The Lima Memorial Foundation's Emerging Philanthropists and the Children's Hunger Alliance are raising awareness of the food insecurities facing the children of our community.
"We are raising money for Lima City Schools to really just help fund meals for students that may not have the best access to foods," said Paige Wagner, registered dietician at Lima Memorial Health System.
"We now have what we call a ready-to-eat shelf stable meal that will pack 6 in a box. So that a child either through schools or a daycare center can take those home so we know they've got food," commented Jamie Harter, director of development for the Northwest Ohio Children's Hunger Alliance.
By May of 2024, the Children's Hunger Alliance had distributed nearly 84,000 meals at 104 meal sites across the state of Ohio. The Children's Hunger Alliance began providing food to Ohio children in October of 2021.
