Barton Foundation's COVID-19 respond fund provides over $420,000 in food assistance

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Barton Foundation’s COVID-19 Response Fund was started in March 2020 to assist local families and individuals facing food insecurity challenges brought on by the pandemic.

The fund has resulted in over $420,000 in donations to over 6,000 residents through the South Lake Tahoe and Stateline area.

“The COVID-19 Response Fund had a profound impact on our community, as it allowed direct response to an immediate need – putting food on tables,” said Chris Kiser, executive director of the Barton Foundation. “This effort would have been impossible without the ongoing generosity of hundreds of Barton Foundation donors who came together to help battle food insecurity. We are extremely thankful to our donors who made this effort a huge success.”

The Barton Foundation will continue to distribute food cards, available at The Attic Thrift Store, Bread & Broth, Lake Tahoe Unified School District, and Boys and Girls Club of Lake Tahoe, through May 31. At that time the Foundation will wrap up the response fund.

Additional information is available online at bartonhealth.org/foundation.