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Food banks get help for nutrition efforts
Two Long Island-based food banks are receiving large grants to help with Sandy relief and childhood nutrition efforts.
Long Island Cares, based in Hauppauge, received a $200,000 grant from The William R. Kenan Jr. Charitable Trust for its Emergency Response and Recovery Services program, the food agency announced Tuesday. The money will be used for ongoing Sandy relief, including increased...