Food bank gets $300k grant
By Medicine Hat News on April 3, 2020.
The Medicine Hat and District Food Bank is receiving a $300,000 grant from the Ministry of Education to help deliver the nutrition program for local schools. The government has announced $3 million in supplementary funding for nine community groups province-wide. Two in Calgary and two in Edmonton will receive $375,000, while the other five in the Hat, Lethbridge, Grande Prairie, Wood Buffalo and Red Deer receive $300,000 each. The $3 million is a top-up of the $15.5 million the government provided for the program in their 2019-2020 budget. “Ensuring our students do not go hungry while in-person classes are cancelled is of the utmost importance,” says Education Minister Adriana LaGrange in a Thursday news release. “We are giving non-profits and school boards the funds and flexibility to find solutions to provide meals or food for students as they learn at home. I commend their efforts to meet students’ needs during this challenging time.” 5-4
