The Greater Washington County Food Bank recently rebranded the organization to become Food Helpers. On Thursday the Washington County Community Foundation visited the Food Helpers headquarters in West Brownsville to announce a grant. Betsie Trew, President and CEO of the WCCF announced the “Community CARE Fund Challenge” grant. The grant is for $250,000. It is a matching grant meaning that Food Helpers will need to raise funds to match the amount for a full donation. The grant will be disbursed in two phases, once Food Helpers raises $125,000, the WCCF will send over $125,000. When the second $125,000 is raised, The WCCF will complete its grant by sending the second half of the grant. The grand total of $500,000 will go to food distribution to not only existing customers but to who Trew identifies as the working poor, people that earn just enough to not qualify for any government assistance programs but still find themselves in a food insecurity scenario. Food Helpers will further their existing efforts of education and training to help the food insecure by teaching hydroponic farming, livestock training and even resume writing to offer a lift up in overcoming financial difficulties. This community outreach program began in July and has already served nearly 300 families that identify as the working poor.