{"id":401142,"date":"2020-12-16T11:23:02","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T16:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=401142"},"modified":"2020-12-16T11:23:02","modified_gmt":"2020-12-16T16:23:02","slug":"the-giant-company-supports-22-pennsylvania-child-care-facilities-impacted-by-covid-19-through-grant-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/the-giant-company-supports-22-pennsylvania-child-care-facilities-impacted-by-covid-19-through-grant-program\/","title":{"rendered":"The GIANT Company Supports 22 Pennsylvania Child Care Facilities Impacted by COVID-19 Through Grant Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nEach Child Care Facility Receives Up To $10,000 to Stay Afloat, Expand Offerings\u00a0to Care for Local Families in Greater Ways
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CARLISLE, Pa., Dec. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The G<\/a>IANT <\/a>Company<\/a> announced today that 22 Pennsylvania child care facilities will receive funding through its $200,000 grant program, which received over one thousand applications. A<\/a>nnounced in October<\/a>, the program will provide funding to licensed child care providers that are facing operational and financial challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Each beneficiary will receive a grant between $5,000 and $10,000. Funding is being provided by both The GIANT Company and The Hershey Company, in partnership with Pennsylvania Key.<\/p>\n

\u201cWithin days, we received over 400 applications from child care facilities across the Commonwealth, each sharing the struggles they have been facing since the onset of the pandemic,\u201d said Nicholas Bertram, president, The GIANT Company. \u201cIt\u2019s our hope that these grants provide some much needed relief to the child care providers who mean so much to the families they care for, and serve as a symbol of our gratitude for all that they do to connect families for a better future.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGiven Hershey\u2019s longtime legacy of supporting children and youth, we know the crucial role that child care providers play in supporting families and communities,\u201d said Leigh Horner, vice president, corporate communications and global sustainability, The Hershey Company.\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019re glad to help stabilize these 22 facilities and look forward to seeing them continue making a difference in the lives of children and their families.\u201d<\/p>\n

Grant funding will provide much-needed relief for child care facilities looking to keep people employed, strengthen and expand services, and continue to serve Pennsylvania families.<\/p>\n

The 22 recipients are located in communities served by GIANT or MARTIN\u2019S stores that have remained open for at least part of 2020 after stay-at-home orders were implemented. Preference was given to applicants that may be forced to close without financial support, as well as those in underserved areas, those that serve meals, those impacted by school scheduling changes, those offering innovative services, and those that have had to increase staff and\/or operating hours to meet new needs.<\/p>\n

The following child care facilities are the recipients of a grant from The GIANT Company:<\/p>\n