First Interstate Bank recently awarded $4,500 to Mission Possible’s Food Pantry as part of their Community Grant program. Because of the challenging economic and political climate, in November the board of directors of Mission Possible voted to increase the amount of meat/protein given to each food pantry household for a year. First Interstate Bank agreed to support this effort. Their grant will supply almost 90% of the money needed for the additional meat.
The Mission Possible Food Pantry supplies free nutritional food to households in Worth County experiencing food insecurity. Clients can visit the food pantry twice a month where they shop for grocery items, produce, bakery, and meat/dairy choices. They receive an allocation in pounds of food based on their household size.
Mission Possible Food Pantry receives some food donations and monetary gifts, but it’s adjacent Thrift Store raises most of the money needed to buy food for the Pantry.
First Interstate Bank has been a regular supporter of Mission Possible with financial grants for the Food Pantry and a companion program called Friday Friends, which supplies food for elementary school children on weekends during the school year. The local FIB employees recently held a food drive, and they have volunteered on the Mission’s board, in the Thrift Store, Food Pantry and with Friday Friends. First Interstate Bank strives to make the communities they serve better places to live and work, and they are actively doing that in Worth County.
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