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Yahoo
25-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Triad woman hits the ground running to help feed community
TRINITY, N.C. (WGHP) — When Kim Reddick became aware of the dire need to address the prevalence of hunger and poverty in the Piedmont Triad, she and others literally hit the ground running to do their part. She started a 5K to help children have enough to eat. 'I instantly felt like God wanted me to do something to help fund the backpack program in the Archdale-Trinity community,' Reddick said. 'So that was what I did. I went to COAT, and I said, 'I want to plan a 5K, and I want to give you the money, and I want it to be for the Backpack Pals.'' COAT is an acronym for Community Outreach of Archdale-Trinity. That initial 5K in 2014 became the beginning of Reddick's nonprofit Run 5 Feed 5. Reddick says a few years into its mission, God made it very clear that the nonprofit's assignment was bigger. 'About three years later, we started feeding children in the summer, and what made us different was that we delivered food to children. Instead of families having to come to a pantry to get food, we actually had volunteers that would deliver the food to their homes,' she said. Children also receive meals during Christmas break. Now, in the process of preparing for the 12th anniversary of the spring 5K run/walk, Run 5 Feed 5 has grown tremendously since the early years. After initially only serving the Archdale-Trinity community, the nonprofit now feeds more than 500 children, serving all of Randolph County and some of Guilford and Davidson counties. 'We still provide a $30,000 grant every year to COAT to provide the backpack program for the Archdale-Trinity community,' Reddick said. 'We do grants for Communities in Schools. We've granted Communities in Schools of High Point, Davidson, and Randolph County. We provide some grants to schools who don't have backpack support.' Another part of Run 5 Feed 5's outreach is its Pack the Pantry program, which provides boxes of snack foods to local schools to support kids who may need extra food or children who come to school without a snack. Run 5 Feed 5 doesn't have any paid employees. The organization relies on an average of 400 to 500 volunteers a year. 'It seems like every time I'd say, 'OK, God, I don't know if I can keep doing this or is this the right direction?' Then He would provide,' Reddick said. Reddick is appreciative of the volunteers and her family members who have loyally contributed their time and talents to walk alongside her in this journey, including her husband, children, mother-in-law and Vintage Church family. 'We literally are an organization ran by the community because we have no employees. We all just get it done and serve and live and love like Jesus. That's our church's motto. … live and love like Jesus, and I feel it with everything that we do here and the way that we treat children and families and the way we serve with love and not with judgment or expectations,' she said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
SSU students ‘Pack the Pantry'
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — In celebration of Black History Month, Kroger is joining forces with Savannah State University to 'Pack the Pantry' and help silence the hunger for students facing food insecurity. Kroger is donating more than $5,000 in products for the Savannah State University food pantry and on Friday, February 21, 2025, Savannah State University students, Kroger volunteers and faculty to help stock the campus food pantry. 'Zero Hunger | Zero Waste is Kroger's mission to end hunger and waste in the places we call home. That includes right here at Savannah State University,' said Tammie Young-Ennaemba, corporate affairs manager for Kroger's Atlanta Division, which includes Georgia, Eastern Alabama and South Carolina. 'Students are here to build a brighter, meaningful future. But unfortunately for many, hunger becomes a barrier.' A major study released in August 2023 by the National Center for Education Statistics at the U.S Department of Education reported that 23% of undergraduates, and 12% of graduate students, experience food insecurity. The report also found that HBCU students face even higher levels of food insecurity. 'With 'Pack the Pantry' events, we are working to ensure students have the resources they need to silence the hunger and achieve their dreams,' Young-Ennaemba said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
