WYOMING — All monetary contributions to the Food Bank of Wyoming will be matched dollar for dollar up to $125,000 this December, thanks to a donation from the John P. Ellbogen Foundation.
According to the Food Bank, food insecurity in the state is at a ten year high. One in seven people and one in five children face hunger in Wyoming. The Food Bank of Wyoming declares that every $1 donated can help provide enough food for six meals.
“We are once again immensely grateful for this matching gift from the John P.
Ellbogen Foundation,” Food Bank of Wyoming Executive Director Danica Sveda said in a statement. “We’ve seen firsthand the increased need for food in our state, but also the incredible impact gifts like this make in feeding neighbors. No one should have to choose whether to heat their home for the holidays or put food on the table. Thanks to this gift, we can help eliminate the burden of that choice.”
Among the 150 Hunger Relief Partners of the Food Bank of Wyoming are Hole Food Rescue, the Good Samaritan Mission and the One22 Resource Center, all of which have actively been working to increase food security, especially through the government shutdown this fall.
