Summer Food Program

Every summer, children in our community lose access to the school breakfasts and lunches they depend on during the academic year. For families already struggling to make ends meet, the summer months create even greater food insecurity and difficult choices about how to provide healthy meals for their children.

To help meet this need, the Blacksburg Interfaith Food Pantry’s Summer Food Program provides children in Blacksburg and McCoy with bags of food throughout June, July, and August to help replace the meals they no longer receive at school.

This year, through the GiveLocalNRV campaign, we are raising funds to do more than provide food—we want to provide healthier food. Your support will help us add fresh fruits and vegetables to these summer food bags, giving children access to nutritious foods that many families cannot regularly afford.

Fresh produce is often one of the first items families must forgo when budgets are tight. The cost of fruits and vegetables, transportation barriers, and time constraints make it difficult for many parents to provide the healthy meals they want for their children.

Your gift can help change that.

If we pass our goal of $3,000 for fruit, anything over that toward the $5,000 goal will be used to cover the cost of canned peaches and applesauce.

With your support, children in our community will not only have food during the summer months but will also have access to fresh fruits and vegetables that support their health, growth, and well-being.