{"id":22542,"date":"2025-07-09T01:48:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T07:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/?p=22542"},"modified":"2025-07-09T16:21:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T22:21:14","slug":"hunger-coalitions-summer-food-programs-in-full-bloom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/09\/hunger-coalitions-summer-food-programs-in-full-bloom\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunger Coalition\u2019s Summer Food Programs in Full \u2018Bloom\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nonprofit Offers Free Lunch For Families, Volunteers<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

BY Mark Dee<\/em>
\nThe Hunger Coalition\u2019s summer lunch program continues its countywide tour through Aug. 21, offering free food for kids and their families until school comes back in session next month.
\nThe Bloom Truck runs Monday through Thursday each week, hitting a rotation of five stops.
\nThrough the first three weeks of its ninth season, the truck served 1,458 lunches to kids and their families in Carey, Bellevue, Hailey and Ketchum.
\n\u201cWe have had a fantastic turnout so far,\u201d said Youth Engagement Supervisor Chloe Lichtenberg in a statement.
\nThe Hunger Coalition is pairing up with other local nonprofits to offer activities at each stop. The Community Library\u2019s Bookmobile often runs in tandem with the Bloom Truck, allowing kids to check out summer reading. Other partners so far include The Advocates, Hailey Public Library, Footlight Dance, St. Luke\u2019s Clinical Nutrition and the Environmental Resource Center.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s where you can catch the truck:<\/strong>
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\u2018Volunteer for Veggies\u2019 in Hailey, Bellevue
\nHave a green thumb? Help The Hunger Coalition grow fresh produce through its Volunteer for Veggies program\u2014and take some home for yourself.
\nThree times per week, volunteers can harvest crops in either Hailey or Bellevue. That food makes its way into The Hunger Coalition\u2019s Bloom Truck for kids to eat throughout the summer\u2014minus the share you\u2019re allowed to keep for your own kitchen.<\/p>\n

Sessions are:<\/strong>
\n–Mondays, 5:30-7 p.m. at The Hope Garden, S. First Avenue and Walnut Street in Hailey.
\n–Wednesday, 5:30-7 p.m. at The Hope Garden (Spanish with English translation)
\n–Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Bloom Community Food Center, 110 Honeysuckle Street, Bellevue, followed by a free lunch.
\n\u201cIn nine seasons, these programs have taken root in our community,\u201d said Kristin McMahon, communications manager for The Hunger Coalition. \u201cWe\u2019re grateful for everyone who shows up and brings life to these programs and for all of those who continue to invest in Bloom to see them well into the future.\u201d
\nThe nonprofit is also looking for other volunteers; learn more by emailing info@thehungercoalition.org, calling 208-788-0121, or going online to TheHungerCoalition.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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