As the month of May comes to a close, we want to celebrate Hunger Heroes who have been hard at work to ensure kids receive the meals they need while schools are closed. This week we are highlighting the great work of West Washington, South Bend Community School Corporation, and New Castle School Corporation.
West Washington
Servant leaders from West Washington Schools stepped up to provide kids with the meals they need! Three days a week their kitchen is filled with 15-20 volunteers from 8 am to 11 am. They serve approximately 3 communities in the rural part of the county overlapping food deserts. Using bus delivery they’ve served over 32,000 meals. That’s why we’re so grateful to West Washington Schools for working around the clock to get hungry kids the reliable meals they need! #ThankAHungerHero
South Bend Community School Corporation
The South Bend School district consist of 17,697 students, 11,899 of them qualify for free and reduce meals. The students depend on school lunch programs to have at least two meals per day and during this crisis South Bend Community Schools came together to meet the challenge of providing meals to children head on. Their project is to reach low income communities and delivered meals to ensure no children goes hungry during this crisis. They provide daily meals for 13 sites. They also added five Wi-Fi buses that will distribute meals Monday through Thursday. They are committed to provide meals to all children and their mission is to avoid hunger in this time of insecurity.
South Bend Community School Corporation
New Castle Community School Corporation is celebrating their hard work of surpassing 100,000 meals. They have a free and reduced rate of 60% with three elementary schools with rates that exceed 70%. Additionally, New Castle is the largest school district in Henry county including urban, suburban, and rural areas. They understand it takes a village to meet the nutritional needs of kids and families so with the help of the community they have found innovative ways to distribute meals. We’re so grateful for you and all of the #HungerHeroes helping kids now and always.