Funds distributed to Illinois food banks
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Illinois Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn on Tuesday awarded a $24,000 capacity building grant to the Illinois Food Bank Association, or IFBA, to fight hunger. The grant will be evenly divided among the Illinois’ eight food bank facilities and will increase the amount of food assistance provided to hungry residents across the state. The funded equipment includes forklifts, trucks, cargo vans, lift gates, and shelving and storage systems.
“Last year, these eight food banks were responsible for distributing 69 million pounds of food to more than 2,200 community agencies, soup kitchens, and shelters across Illinois,” Quinn said. “Those standing in food lines are everyday people, senior citizens, the unemployed, the working poor, and single mothers and their children.”
Located in Moline, the River Bend Foodbank distributed 4 million pounds of food to 258 community agencies in 22 counties in 2004. The Illinois Hunger Coalition estimates that one in six children go to bed hungry in Illinois. Last year, more than 1.1 million individuals participated in the Illinois Food Stamp Program.
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