When Did Project Start?

Project Salina is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1990 by Jack Parr and Jane Kramer. Their mission was to address the issue of hunger in Salina, particularly during the summer months when there was an increased demand for food assistance and donations declined. Parr and Kramer noticed that local agencies providing food to those in need often received significant donations around the holidays but struggled to maintain their food supplies through the summer.

They created Project Salina with the primary goal of collecting food donations every May and distributing them to these agencies throughout the summer. They made three or four distributions to the agencies during the summer months, ensuring that people in need had access to food when it was needed most. Project Salina relies solely on cash donations, grants, and volunteers to carry out its mission and provide essential food support to those in need in the Salina area.

The agencies that benefit from Project Salina are the Emergency Aid Food Bank, the Salvation Army, the Salina Rescue Mission, the Ashby House, DVACK and Salina Grace (added September 2023).

We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Our only purpose is to gather cash to help the six agencies. When agencies are running low on food, they contact Project Salina and we get the food they need to keep their shelves full.

Project Salina starts May 1 and ends May 31.

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