The Kohala Center’s FoodCorps Hawaii received a $25,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation’s Hawaii State Giving Council. ADVERTISING The Kohala Center’s FoodCorps Hawaii received a $25,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation’s Hawaii State Giving Council. The grant will help fund
The Kohala Center’s FoodCorps Hawaii received a $25,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation’s Hawaii State Giving Council.
The grant will help fund FoodCorps Hawaii’s Healthy Food, Healthy Children initiative that addresses childhood obesity and food insecurity in underserved communities in 12 schools on Hawaii Island, Oahu and Molokai during the 2015-16 school year.
“We are incredibly grateful for the Walmart Foundation’s continued support of FoodCorps Hawaii,” said Nancy Redfeather, director of the Kohala Center’s Hawaii Island School Garden Network, which serves as the host site for FoodCorps in Hawaii.
“Walmart’s support will enable us to provide Hawaii-specific training and professional development for our FoodCorps service members and schools to deepen their knowledge and engagement with students, parents and communities across the islands.”
The grants are made through the Walmart Foundation’s Hawaii State Giving Council Program, which provides grants based on recommendations from the State Giving Program’s Advisory Council.
The Walmart Foundation has an advisory council in each state, made up of Walmart associates representing local communities who help identify local needs within each state, review all eligible grant applications and make funding recommendations to the Walmart Foundation.
For more information about the grant program’s funding guidelines and application process, visit www.walmartfoundation.org/stategiving.
