The Problem
We are a group of students who are starting a food pantry at our high school. This service-learning group advocates for, alleviates, and educates on hunger in America. We are building a food pantry in our HS that serves our communities’ families in need, giving out weekly meals in a bag starting in September 2017. We know that teens living in “food insecurity” are much more likely to have health problems, get into trouble, use drugs/alcohol, drop out of school, and attempt suicide than are teens who have reliable food access. Statistics say that up to 70% of all Americans are at risk, and this reflects our area, since we have enormous job loss. With a previous grant, we secured a room in our high school and built the shelving necessary for the food bank. We have also secured additional grant funds to get our efforts off the ground. Our goal is to make at least 50 bags with meals per week.
