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Missouri groups ramp up hunger relief efforts through Drive to Feed Kids grants

The director of Missouri Farmers Care says there has been an increased interest in feeding local communities in Missouri this fall.

Ashley McCarty says the MFC Foundation is awarding more grants than usual for the Drive to Feed Kids, which invests in local hunger relief.

“While the Drive to Feed kids makes a difference, it’s really just the the kickstart to a lot of amazing things that go on with community support all across the state.”

McCarty says 4-H and FFA groups, collegiate and technical center organizations have local events throughout the year to feed hungry people in Missouri.

“There may be 4-H clubs or FFA chapters building a local mobile food pantry and then filling that all year, things like that.” she says. “First projects are already done. Actually, it was the Mizzou Collegiate Farm Bureau. The Linn County 4-H had an event two days ago and there are projects underway in Ray County from November 4 through 17.”

Some of the events are happening at a time when nutrition program benefits are being impacted by a government shutdown.

“You can feel a bit of the panic of people that have been relying on assistance that aren’t going to see it in this coming month.”

More than 50 matching grants were provided to the following groups:

FFA

• Appleton City FFA, Appleton City
• Cabool FFA, Cabool
• Cass Career Center FFA, Harrisonville
• Centralia FFA, Centralia
• Doniphan FFA, Doniphan
• Knox County FFA, Edina
• Lone Jack FFA, Lone Jack
• Mansfield FFA, Mansfield
• Maysville FFA, Maysville
• Mexico FFA, Mexico
• Mountain Grove FFA, Mountain Grove
• Niangua FFA, Niangua
• Norwood FFA, Norwood
• Pilot Grove FFA, Pilot Grove
• Pleasant Hill FFA, Pleasant Hill
• Richmond FFA, Richmond
• Rolla FFA, Rolla
• Seymour FFA, Seymour
• Tarkio FFA, Tarkio
• Trenton FFA, Trenton
• Union FFA, Union
• Warrenton FFA, Warrenton
• Washington FFA, Washington
• West Platte FFA, Weston

4-H

• 4-H Shooting Stars Club, Creighton
• 40-ville 4-H Club, Mayview
• ALPHA Academy 4-H SPIN Club, Warrenton
• Big Creek 4-H Club, Wright City
• Cooper County 4-H Club, Boonville
• Dale Patton 4-H Club, Richmond
• Dunklin County 4-H Club, Kennett
• Elkhorn 4-H Club, Warrenton
• Guys and Gals 4-H Club, Richmond
• Hawkeye 4-H Club, Belle
• Lake Spring 4-H Club, Salem
• Lawson 4-H Club, Rayville
• Lewis County 4-H Council, Maywood
• Linn County 4-H Council, Linneus
• Lucky Clovers 4-H Club, Garden City
• Mighty Eagles 4-H Club, Fordland
• Montgomery County 4-H Teen Leaders, Montgomery City
• Oregon County 4-H Club, Alton
• Patton 4-H Club, Marquand
• PHMS Pirates 4-H Club, Bolivar
• Polo Trailblazers 4-H Club, Polo
• Prairie View 4-H Club, Warrenton
• Rebecca Boone Afterschool 4-H Club, Warrenton
• Warren County 4-H Leadership Project Group, Warrenton

Collegiate and career and technical organizations

• Mizzou Collegiate Farm Bureau, Columbia
• Sheldon FCCLA, Sheldon
• J Higdon Potter Educational Foundation, Sedalia
• Brunswick FBLA, Brunswick

The Missouri Farmers Care’s Drive to Feed Kids is presented in partnership with ADM and Brownfield Ag News.