T
he Bucks County Opportunity Council (BCOC) has received a $15,000 grant from the Leo and Peggy Pierce Family Foundation.
The grant will help fund the Keeping Food Fresh Initiative and will supply 18 food pantries across the county with refrigerators in order to keep fresh food better longer.
Low income clients of the pantries will now have access to fresh fruit and vegetables, according to the BCOC.
“Our donations of fresh fruits and vegetables have been growing over the last few years,” explained Heather Foor, food program manager for the BCOC. “We are thankful for this opportunity to expand our pantry infrastructure to be able to offer more healthy options to families visiting pantries in Bucks County.”
“The Leo and Peggy Pierce Foundation is proud to partner with the Bucks County Opportunity Council. Providing philanthropic support to BCOC’s Keeping Food Fresh Initiative to increase access to fresh, nutritious produce through their network of local food pantries is a big step forward to help reduce food insecurity in our region,” said Hannah Schlesinger,administrator/grants manager of the Leo and Peggy Pierce Family Foundation.
The Leo and Peggy Pierce Family Foundation works to end hunger and food insecurity in the five-county Philadelphia area and Indian River County, Florida.
Aside from the 18 food pantries the BCOC helps, the nonprofit has offices in Bristol, Doylestown and Quakertown.
