“For 22 years, the mission of our foundation has been the protection and healing of vulnerable children, particularly the abused, neglected and abandoned,” Glenn Poshard, co-founder of the foundation, said. “If the coronavirus has taught us anything over the past year, it’s this certainty: It’s difficult to heal a broken spirit if the family and the children are hungry. We have never before witnessed food insecurity at this level.”
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