Governor Justice signs bill, sends more funds to West Virginia foodbanks

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) – On Wednesday, Governor Justice signed SB 1004 which approved another $10 million toward the Posey Perry Emergency Food Bank fund. With the funds, Mountaineer Foodbank and Facing Hunger Foodbank will be able to distribute the funding to various pantries and kitchens throughout the Mountain State. Caitlin Cook, Director of Advocacy and Public Policy for Mountaineer Foodbank, highlighted how important these funds are to individuals dealing with food insecurities.

“We’ve got more than 266,000 of our neighbors that don’t know where their next meal is coming from,” said Cook. “When we think about workforce participation, when we think about our future workforce which are our students in school now and healthcare costs, it all comes back to food. This is a step in ensuring that in all of those avenues, we’ve got that first base covered by connecting our community partners with funding to be able to purchase food to help hungry West Virginians.”

Mountaineer Foodbank will host its annual ‘Tee to Table’ golf tournament on July 26th. Proceeds will benefit MFB’s mission of feeding West Virginia’s hungry population.

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