Gallatin Valley Food Bank / HRDC

HRDC IX serves and supports over 11,000 individuals yearly, and this number continues to grow quickly with our increasing population, and with it, the cost of living. Our goal is to impact our community in positive ways that allows anyone to move out of challenge and crisis into a state of thriving. By offering wrap-around services that address our community needs of housing, food and nutrition, childcare and transportation, we are able to support a wide range of needs and individuals in all three counties we serve.

Our Summer service member will support and increase access to fresh, healthy meals when school is not in session to children 18 and under through our summer lunch program. The summer lunch program aims to reduce food insecurity to children in the Gallatin Valley during the summer months, when school is not in session and access to breakfast and lunch through school is unavailable.

Montana Campus Network for Civic Engagement (MCNCE) serves as the intermediary for this project. MCNCE is a coalition of colleges and universities dedicated to fostering civic engagement, service learning, and volunteerism across Montana. Led by CEOs from participating institutions, MCNCE works to improve community life and educate students on civic and social responsibility, preparing them to be thoughtful, compassionate, and engaged leaders.