Sacramento, CA - The Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD) Nutrition Services Department is providing a mobile food pantry this summer for Sacramento community members, no SCUSD enrollment is necessary.

The food boxes include grocery items and fresh, local produce and are available on a first come, first served basis. The food distribution program is in partnership with No Kid Hungry and the Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services. CalFRESH enrollment and resources staff from the River City Food Bank are also available for community members at all the mobile food pantry distribution sites.

The curbside, grab-and-go mobile food pantry is available 8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m., Monday through Friday until August 12, 2022, at five different locations. Learn more about the mobile food pantry locations at thecentralkitchen.org/curbside/mobile-food-pantry/.

MEDIA AVAILABILITY:

WHEN: Thursday, July 7, 2022
8 a.m. – 9 a.m.

WHERE: Rosa Parks K-8
2250 68th Ave, Sacramento

Visuals: See community members getting food from the mobile food pantry. Hear from SCUSD Nutrition Services, No Kid Hungry, and Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services representatives about the program.

Link to Mobile Food Pantry video and photos: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/30s51jim80ttr2bay2b4z/h?dl=0&rlkey=ftjzxzfzawh5vpmo36oq8pgbw

About the Central Kitchen
The Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD) launched its Central Kitchen Project, where food is prepared locally and sent to schools. The project is being funded by Measure R which voters passed in 2012, to allow the district to improve the health and safety of children. Learn more at thecentralkitchen.org.

MEDIA CONTACT:
Jessica Gonzalez
jessica.gonzalez@hey.com
916-875-3166

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