HUNTSVILLE — Girls Inc. of Huntsville is receiving more than 500 Childhood Hunger Initiative Power Packs from the southeastern region of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Together, Girls Inc. and Boys & Girls Clubs throughout Madison County are receiving more than 2,000 power packs combined.
According to the latest estimates, one in eight kids in the United States lives in “food insecure” homes. To address this issue, AKA created CHIPP, an initiative that provides children in need with weekend and holiday meals.
Last weekend, the members of AKA convened for their first Huntsville-based conference since 2014, donating thousands of non-perishable food items to create the power packs.
By the end of the conference on Sunday, AKA exceeded their expected number of power packs for Girls Inc. and Boys & Girls Clubs of Huntsville.
“We are appreciative of the investment the AKA community continues to make in our girls,” said Girls Inc. Executive Director Stephanie Malone. “We were overwhelmed with the CHIPP bags we received. Because of their generosity, our girls will not have to deal with food insecurities.
“We are grateful to everyone who made a contribution and look forward to seeing the impact this will make on our girls.”
The surplus of power packs is being distributed to people in need across North Alabama.
Girls Inc. of Huntsville offers programming focused on STEM, economic and financial literacy, leadership, and healthy living. Eighty-eight percent of Girls Inc. participants live in families earning less than $30,000 a year.
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