For months we've been telling you about the economic decline that has affected hundreds and thousands of Idahoans; leading to historically high unemployment and food insecurity across the state.
WE'VE BEEN TELLINGYOU ABOUT THEECONOMIC DECLINETHAT HAS AFFECTEDHUNDREDS OFTHOUSANDS OFIDAHOANS -- LEADINGTO RECORD- HIGHUNEMPLOYMENT...AND FOODINSECURITY ALLOVER OUR STATE.THIS WEEK... WE'REHOPING TO HELP.THE SCRIPPSHOWARDFOUNDATION WILLMATCH EVERYDONATION TO THEIDAHO FOODBANK UPTO TEN THOUSANDDOLLARS... WITH AGOAL OF HELPINGPROVIDE ONE-HUNDRED-THOUSANDMEALS FORIDAHOANS.THE IDAHOFOODBANKTYPICALLY SPENDSTWO-HUNDREDTHOUSAND DOLLARSON FOOD EACH YEAR.IN THREE MONTHSDURING THISPANDEMIC... THEY'VESPENT NINE-HUNDRED-THOUSANDDOLLARS.THIS KIND OFSPENDING -- PUTTINGA STRAIN ON THENONPROFIT --ESPECIALLY IN THESUMMER MONTHSWHEN DONATIONSARE TRADITIONALLYLOW.BUT HUNGERDOESN'T TAKE ABREAK."THAT ISHEARTWARMING, NOTONLY FOR US AS ANORGANIZATION BUTFOR EVERYONE ELSEIN THE STATE.
JUSTKNOWING THAT YOURFRIENDS AND YOURNEIGHBORS CARE,AND THEY'RE THERETO HELP YOU TAKEAWAY A LITTLE BIT OFTHAT LONELYFEELING."HERE'S HOW YOUCAN HELP -- GO TOIDAHO NEWS SIX DOTCOM... SLASHDONATE.WE KNOW HUNGERDOESN'T TAKE ASUMMER BREAK... SOLET'S WORKTOGETHER TO HELPSOLVE HUNGER INIDAHO.
Fox 4 is partnering with the Harry Chapin Food Bank to continue to feed families in Southwest Florida during the COVID-19 pandemic...