Westminster-Canterbury
Feeds Kids in the Community
Bob Heely, VP Dev. & Community Relations
Homework is a lot easier when you know that a hot meal is going to follow! That’s the idea behind “Hot Meals & Homework,” a program offered by ForKids, a local organization dedicated to breaking the cycle of homelessness and poverty for families and children.
To show its support of the program, one evening each month, Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay provides five meals for six families or a total of 30 meals packaged directly from our kitchen. The meals are picked up by the ForKids team and delivered to one of their shelters. The Westminster-Canterbury Foundation reimburses W-C catering for the preparation of the food.
ForKids was started twenty years ago in the Ocean View neighborhood of Norfolk and now operates five residential programs providing emergency shelter stay for up to four months for homeless families and children. During their stay the families receive critical clinical care, job counseling and tutoring. As a result of a referral from one of our residents several years ago, W-C got involved in the “Hot Meals & Homework” program. This is just another way that our W-C Ministry serves people in Hampton Roads. Thank you for supporting your WCCB Foundation.
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