The Mustard Seed to expand school nutrition program, launch care package initiative
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As part of a larger $3 million boost for nine Alberta non-profits, The Mustard Seed Red Deer is receiving $300,000 from the Alberta Government to bolster its nutrition program.
The program typically serves 1900 lunches to 35 Red Deer schools weekly, but the COVID-19 pandemic initially threw a wrench into that. Managing Director of Central Alberta, Byron Bradley, says the program has continued with families dropping by The Mustard Seed to pick up lunches.
With the financial boost from the province, they’ll now be able to expand their reach further than before.
“The impact will go beyond Red Deer and into other communities around central Alberta. The need has grown to the point where we’re putting out 2300 lunches from Monday to Friday, above and beyond the school lunch program,” Bradley says.
