ROCK SPRINGS — Since 2017, the Trona Valley Credit Union Foundation has worked to fight childhood hunger in Sweetwater County through its Children’s Backpack Program, which provides weekend meals to local students in need.

The foundation partners with Sweetwater County School District 2 to distribute between 1,500 and 2,000 meals each school year to children in Green River. Students are referred to the program by counseling staff at the school.

Each backpack includes breakfast, lunch and dinner for both Saturday and Sunday, helping ensure that children have access to nutritious food even when school is not in session.

Sara Beebe, a Trona Valley employee, experienced the program’s impact firsthand in 2019 while going through a divorce and unexpected layoff. At the time, she said, she ha

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