{"id":21282,"date":"2018-11-29T05:00:27","date_gmt":"2018-11-29T13:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/?p=21282"},"modified":"2020-12-25T01:28:34","modified_gmt":"2020-12-25T09:28:34","slug":"meals-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/meals-for-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Meals for Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"

Each day, millions of kids<\/a> rely on the National Breakfast and Lunch Programs. More than 11.6 million free breakfasts and 20 million free lunches help students reach their potential on school days. Such meal assistance is not available to kids in need on weekends. That\u2019s when the Inter-faith Food Shuttle<\/a> lends a helping hand.<\/p>\n

\"Yardi<\/a>Transforming \u201cWaste\u201d Into Meals<\/strong><\/p>\n

Inter-faith Food Shutter is an innovative nonprofit based in Raleigh, N.C. The organization disrupts the standard American food cycle, which is rife with waste. More than 40 percent of food that is grown and processed never makes it to families\u2019 tables. Up to 75 percent of produce<\/a>, for example, is sent to the trash simply because of its appearance<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Rather than throwing away more 6 million pounds of local food, Inter-faith Foo<\/p>\n

d Shutter reroutes the groceries<\/a> to homes in need. Food is procured from 350 donors including retail donations, volunteer food drives,\u00a0commercial field gleaning, and the nonprofit\u2019s teaching farm.<\/p>\n

Yardi Raleigh Preps Meals for Kids<\/strong><\/p>\n

Backpack Buddies<\/a>, an Inter-faith Food Shuttle program, uses rescued food to feed Raleigh\u2019s youth. The program provides 10-12 pounds of food to children from low-income households. The nutritious food is intended to help children through the weekends when free school meals are not available. Each Backpack Buddies bag includes enough food for six meals and two snacks: two proteins, two vegetables, one fruit, two packs of noodles, two milks, one 100% fruit juice and two snacks.<\/p>\n

Local volunteers help to stuff the backpacks for delivery. Yardi<\/a> Raleigh rose to the challenge. The Help Desk community service crew turned their team outing into a volunteer opportunity. Volunteers included Ashley Godshalk, Brian Baker, Doug Thompson, Elliott Arnold, Kelly Haygarth, Michelle Gardner, Nick Gennaro, Rashida Lassiter, Utica Cason and Yolanda Eaton.<\/p>\n

\u201cTeam work makes the dream work,\u201d said Kimberly Wood, Consultant, P2P. \u201cWe smashed the record today, putting together more than 500 bags in 45 minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Team Yardi Raleigh is Energized for Good! Join in on the fun today. Make a donation to the Inter-faith Food Shuttle<\/a>.<\/p>\n