(Exira, Iowa) – Pastor Glen Meyers with the Exira Christian Church, reports the church has been chosen as the Audubon County distribution site for the Healthy Kids Initiatives Pilot project. The program is designed to provide healthy, nutritious food items to kids age 4-18 who qualify for free or reduced price lunches at school during the months of June, July, and August. Pastor Meyers says “We have been selected to target the families with qualifying students in 1) Audubon County or 2) Attending Exira Elk Horn Kimballton school district from Shelby County.”

The food is being distributed on Thursday afternoons from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm at Exira Christian Church. Families may access the food once per month per child. According to Paster Meyers, the Exira Christian Church was provided with food for 60 children per month, and  “we desperately need to get the food to eligible families in June.”