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Me: Why aren't you eating your lunch?

Student: I'm saving it for later.

M: It'll go bad if you leave it out too long.

S: I know, but we don't have food to eat when I get home so I'll eat it right after school and it will be like lunch and dinner together then.

M: You don't have any food at your house?

S: (Looking down) We have some cereal.

M: Don't worry. I'll make sure you get some food at home. I promise.

S: I believe you.

M: (heart breaking into a million pieces)

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GayDeceiver
GayDeceiver
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I used to help with the bags of food from the food bank. We had so many kids that didn’t have any food at home unless we provided it. We even had organizations help us distribute food during the summer.
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SaltyGirl
SaltyGirl
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@GayDeceiver thank you for the work you did. A lot people have no idea how awful it is for many, many children.
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Ned Yeung
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@GayDeceiver

A school lunch program would help to feed so many families, because as a struggling family your #1 concern is to put some sort of food into your child's lunch, as without that they would go without in the presence of their peers. It's easier to get away without food for supper when they get home.

Take away the struggle of a school lunch, and you open up more resource for other meals at home..

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The Ides Of Evelyn
The Ides Of Evelyn
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When I used to go to my local food bank,
they were open for 2 hours starting at 10am, & then another 2 starting at 6pm.
The evening session was always very crowded with parents coming after work and school, with kids in tow (babysitters can be an unavailable luxury). The most heartbreaking thing was how well-behaved the kids tended to be- even the very little kids knew the score.
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anubis2814
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@SaltyGirl This would make the news as a feel good story and not the nightmare it is that people are having to go without food while 40% of our food goes to waste.
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FurballsNHairballs
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The real crime is stores throwing out food and charging food divers with theft .
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Kindness is as kindness does
Kindness is as kindness does
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15 years ago a woman and her mom asked a school teacher they knew what they could do to help out in her school. She told them there were some kids who were struggling with school work because they were hungry. That conversation was the genesis of a program I volunteer with. They started in their kitchen with 5 bags of groceries that were given to 5 families. So far this year, since September, we’ve sent over 9000 bags of groceries home with kids.
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Kindness is as kindness does
Kindness is as kindness does
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It’s simple. Food is bought from the county food bank, consulting with a nutritionist. It’s delivered to our packing location on Mondays around noon, 60 or so vols unload and decant several hundred pounds of protein, carbs, canned veg, & snacks. Then we bag it up for delivery to schools. Takes about 45 minutes. School handles final distribution to students—we don’t know who gets it. This week: 430 bags to 40 schools. This could be replicated, folks.
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Kindness is as kindness does
Kindness is as kindness does
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It’s all done by volunteers. The only paid position is a bookkeeper/accountant taking care of the books because of required IRS filing for non-profit status. Another expense is for insurance coverage in case of injury to a volunteer during deliveries. Storage space and work space is donated by the church where we do the packing. Volunteers do grant writing, delivery tracking, communication with schools. Schools take care of final distribution. Cost of food’s the major expense.
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