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A Dash Of Zen Feeds Local Unaccompanied Homeless Kids During May
The Zen of Slow Cooking partners with Fill a Heart 4 Kids to provide food gift cards to homeless youth in critical need
The global pandemic has impacted the homeless population in unprecedented ways – especially youth who are living on the streets unaccompanied by any family. The founders of Lake Forest-based, the Zen of Slow Cooking, are working fast this month to provide warm meals to homeless youth in Cook and Lake Counties through the donation of fast food restaurant gift cards to Fill a Heart 4 Kids.
With the purchase of each $20 order at www.thezenofslowcooking.com during the month of May, the company will donate a $5 fast food gift card to Fill a Heart 4 Kids, providing up to four warm meals for a homeless child through $1 meal specials.
Based in Lake Forest, Fill a Heart 4 Kids (FAH4K) is a 501(c)(3) organization that helps unaccompanied homeless youth and foster children living in group facilities in Lake and Cook Counties with educational support, necessities and positive experiences to help them heal and restore their dignity – 4 Brighter Futures!
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“As we turn to another month of ‘shelter in place,” we wanted to raise awareness and provide food for one of our most vulnerable populations – children living without homes,” said Meg Barnhart, Founder/Co-Creator of the Zen of Slow Cooking. “With that spirit in mind, we reached out to Fill a Heart 4 Kids and founder, Annie McAveeney, to support her mission to help local children in critical need.”
The Zen of Slow Cooking’s mission is to help aspiring home cooks with a vision of creating a world where meals bring people together. The company provides simple-to-make recipes featuring their artisanal, certified non-GMO spice blends, which create contemporary, heathy and truly delicious dishes.
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“We are so grateful for this partnership and thank the incredible team at the Zen of Slow Cooking for helping us feed local homeless youth,” said McAveeney. “Their spirit and mission have great synergy with our organization. They are helping children who are struggling greatly during this time to get off the streets, stay safe and eat a warm meal with diginity.”