Y News: Nan’s Kitchen Addresses Food Insecurity
In the United States, 37.2 million people live below the poverty level – 1 in 6 of those individuals are children.* The Carlisle Family YMCA is making an impact locally in the Carlisle community through Nan’s Kitchen.
Nan’s Kitchen is an initiative the Carlisle Family YMCA introduced in November 2023 to help address food insecurity among its members and program participants. Thanks to a generous grant from The Stabler Foundation, the Y is offering:
- Bagel Tuesdays for seniors from 8-11am
- Hot meals on Wednesdays from 3-4pm
- Afterschool snacks Monday-Friday
- Snacks for youth sports program participants
- Food pantry for our child care families
“The statistics for hungry individuals in our country are staggering, and no one should have to worry about whether they will have food on their plate,” said Carlisle Family YMCA CEO Michele Holloway. “As an organization, we are committed to helping individuals and families in our community through programs and services accessible to all.”
The Y appreciates partnerships with Helena’s Café and Creperie, Carwood Farm, Good Keeper Farm and Three Springs Fruit Farm, which are helping to stretch the grant funding from The Stabler Foundation for Nan’s Kitchen.
“We tested the waters this summer with our Chillin’ & Grillin’ free food program that we were able to offer thanks to a generous donation from Karns Foods. It quickly became apparent that we couldn’t stop there,” Holloway said. “We are thankful for others who are stepping up so we can do our part to tackle food insecurity.”
According to Feeding America’s annual Map the Meal Gap report, in 2021 over 18,000 people in Cumberland County were food insecure.
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