Summerland receives FCSAmerica grant for lunch program

Farm Credit Services of America O'Neill office location made a donation of $10,000 to support the hot lunch programs of ten schools in the northeast Nebraska region.

Farm Credit Services of America, which is dedicated to supporting rural communities, made the donation to address food insecurity and hunger by assisting families in the local area who had outstanding balances in the schools' lunch programs.

The donation, made by the O'Neill branch of FCSAmerica, will be distributed equally among the following schools: O'Neill, Summerland, St Mary's, Boyd County, Chambers, Keya Paha County, Rock County, Ainsworth, West Holt and Stuart.

Each school will receive $1,000 to help feed students and reduce the debt burden on the schools.

"As a mission-driven cooperative, supporting rural communities is part of who we are," said Zach Gansebom, regional vice president of operations for the northeast Northeast region. "We are proud to stand by our neighbors and are committed to making a positive impact in our local communities."

Farm Credit Services of America is a customer-owned financial cooperative proud to finance the growth of rural America, including the special needs of young and beginning producers. With nearly $44.3 billion in assets and $7.9 billion in members' equity, FCSAmerica is one of the region's leading providers of credit and insurance services to farmers, ranchers, agribusiness and rural residents in Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming. Learn more at fcsamerica.com.