Marshfield Area United Way Announces Return of NOW Program
Thursday, September 10th, 2015 -- 9:41 AM
-Now that area students are back in school, the Marshfield Area United Way has stated that the Nutrition On Weekends, or NOW, program will be starting again.The NOW program provides supplemental weekend food packs to children facing food insecurities in their homes. This school year will be the third year the program has been helping children in our area.
Generous support from the community has allowed the program to expand from twenty-nine children in 2013 to 300 in less than two years. United Way is seeking donations to help support the program again this school year. Current needs include: jelly, granola bars, goldfish crackers, animal crackers, pretzels, applesauce cups, cheerios, raisin bran, Life cereal, fruit snacks, dried fruit, Jell-O cups, fruit cups, raisins/craisins, and Ziploc sandwich bags.
Feel free to contact us with questions and/or comments.