ESSEX, M.d. — A national tour made a stop at Sandalwood Elementary in Essex, with a focus on fighting hunger and supporting families in need.
The Popeyes Foundation, partnering with Feed the Children, is hosting one of its 15 coast-to-coast events providing food and essentials to hundreds of local families.
Tuesday's event helped roughly 400 families, part of a larger effort to address food insecurity across the country.
"So what we've done is create a program where we're inviting our franchisees, their operators, their GM's; they're all becoming involved in their own community. They all live here in this," said Renee Hobbs, executive director of the Popeye's Foundation.
"Community, and that's who they're serving, and that helps us fundraise more so we can grant more so that we can volunteer more and we can give back more."
Officials say the need is growing and events like this are critical to helping families keep food on the table.
