Supervisors approve funding for local food bank

Coconino-County-300x79COCONINO COUNTY — The Coconino County Board of Supervisors approved $10,000 in Community Grant funding for St. Mary’s Food Bank in Flagstaff.

St. Mary’s Food Bank will use the funds to provide food for people in need of assistance. $10,000 will allow St. Mary’s to provide over 300,000 meals for low-income, working poor, people experiencing homelessness and other communities in the County.

The Food Bank, is a non-sectarian, nonprofit organization that fights hunger by gathering and distributing food to sites that serve people in need. The organization has three locations in the Phoenix area and one in Flagstaff.

“I’m proud the Board of Supervisors adopted funding to help St. Mary’s Food Bank continue their mission to deliver meals to people who have fallen on hard times,” said Chair of the Board, District 5 Supervisor Lena Fowler. “The Food Bank provides meals for those in need throughout the County, not just for the residents of Flagstaff. I’m happy my colleagues were able to allocate district community grant funding that will help many people receive food.”

The Coconino Community Grant Program is provided through the Board of Supervisors to administer funding to community organizations that promote public purpose or public benefit in the areas of education, economic development or community development. Request for funds must show that the event/program benefits the public and provides some sort of educational, economic or developmental benefit.

To find out more about the St. Mary’s Food Bank in Flagstaff, please visit them at 201 E. Birch Ave., Suite 14, Flagstaff, AZ 86001 or call 877. 249.3037.