Grasmick Produce and Treasure Valley YMCA partner to provide food boxes for local families

Due to COVID-19, more families locally and nationwide have become food insecure.

According to The Idaho Foodbank, they estimate that one in six adults and one in four kids are food insecure in Idaho.

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BY TEAMINGUP WITH ANOTHERLOCAL NONPROFIT TOHELP PROVIDE FOODTO THOSE IN NEED.IDAHO NEWS SIXREPORTER LYNSEYAMUNDSON TELLS USHOW GRASMICKPRODUCE AND THETREASURE VALLEYY-M-C-A... AREWORKING TOGETHER."THE LOCALCOMMUNITY HASSUPPORTEDGRASMICK OVER THELAST 65 YEARS, SOWE REALLY VIEWEDTHIS AS ANOPPORTUNITY TO PAYIT FORWARD AND TOSUPPORT THOSEWHO HAVESUPPORTED US."GRASMICK PUT IN ABID PROPOSAL TO U-S-D-A FOR THEIRFARMERS TO FAMILYFOOD BOXPROGRAM...ANDWERE AWARDED TWOHUNDRED THOUSANDFOOD BOXES TODISTRIBUTE LOCALLYIN IDAHO."WE REALLY SAW ITAS A TWOFOLDOPPORTUNITY.

ONEWE COULD SUPPORTLOCAL FARMERS ANDNATIONAL FARMERSWHO HAD ALREADYPLOWED OR WEREPOTENTIALLY GOINGTO HAVE TO PLOW INTHEIR FIELDS AND WEALSO VIEWED IT ASAN OPPORTUNITY TOSUPPORT THEUNPRECEDENTEDNUMBER OF PEOPLEWHO HAD LOST THEIRJOBS IN OURCOMMUNITY ANDWERE BECOMINGFOOD INSECURE."NOW THEY AREPARTNERING WITHTHE Y-M-C-A TO HANDOUT THE REMAININGFIFTEEN THOUSAND25 POUND BOXES OFEITHER PRODUCE ORA COMBINATION OFMEAT...DAIRY...ANDPRODUCE TOANYONE IN NEEDTHROUGH JUNE 30"THE BOXES THEGOVERNMENT LET USCHOOSE WHAT WEPUT IN THE BOX, SO ITRIED TO CREATEBOXES THAT WEREREALLY NOURISHINGAND WITH THINGSTHAT I WOULDREALLY WANT.""IT'S A WONDERFULPARTNERSHIP WITHGRASMICK THAT THEY IS ABLE TO BE ABLETO COME TOGETHERWITH THEM IN THISTIME OF NEED ANDPROVIDE NECESSARYRESOURCES FORFAMILIES THAT ARESTRUGGLING.TO ENSURE SAFETYFOR BOTH THEVOLUNTEERS ANDFAMILIES NEEDING ABOX...THE Y HAS FIVEDIFFERENT DRIVE-THRULOCATIONS...VOLUNTEERS WILL PLACETHE BOX IN YOURCAR WHILE WEARINGA MASK AND GLOVES."THE IMPACT OFCOVID-19 HAS BEENDEVASTATING FOR MYCOMPANY,DEVASTATING ONTHIS COMMUNITY,BUT I THINK THISPROGRAM HASREALLY SHINED ALIGHT ON WHATMAKESPARTICULARLY IDAHOSO GREAT...ANDTHAT'S ITS PEOPLE."TO FIND A PICKUPLOCATION NEARYOU...VISIT THISSTORY ON OURWEBSITE...LYNSEYAMUNDSON...IDAHONEWS 6.