{"id":11452,"date":"2020-05-27T11:11:15","date_gmt":"2020-05-27T11:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/south-carolina\/?p=11452"},"modified":"2020-05-27T22:03:20","modified_gmt":"2020-05-27T22:03:20","slug":"this-month-thankahungerhero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/south-carolina\/2020\/05\/27\/this-month-thankahungerhero\/","title":{"rendered":"BLOG: This month, #ThankAHungerHero"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11452\" class=\"elementor elementor-11452\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59fd7d65 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59fd7d65\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c86cc85\" data-id=\"6c86cc85\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-793b5d53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"793b5d53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The coronavirus pandemic has had a catastrophic impact on families throughout the country. In South Carolina, school closures mean that the nearly 486,000 kids who rely on school meals are at risk for going without the food they\u2019ve depended on during the school year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When their communities needed them more than ever, schools, food banks, pantries and community organizations all across the state stepped up in incredible ways. Because of them, kids throughout South Carolina have remained nourished during the crisis.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These frontline hunger heroes &#8211; school nutrition and transportation professionals, community leaders, administrators, teachers, and volunteers &#8211; have done everything they can to ensure that kids continue to have access to meals. They\u2019ve worked tirelessly, often for longer shifts and without days off. They\u2019ve also found creative ways to get meals to kids, providing curb-side meal pick-up and even delivering meals directly to kids\u2019 homes. These hunger heroes have shown tremendous dedication over the past weeks, all while juggling mounting stress and uncertainty.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Given the extraordinary need that families are experiencing, we urge our legislators to prioritize food access for vulnerable families and their children. No Kid Hungry has developed a new resource \u2013 <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/bestpractices.nokidhungry.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-05\/Supporting%20Schools%2C%20Communities%2C%20and%20Nutrition%20Programs%20During%20the%20COVID-19%20Pandemic%20-%20Recommended%20State%20Policy%20Actions.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supporting school, communities, and Nutrition Programs During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Recommended State Policy Actions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 that list options available to state policymakers to unlock the potential of federal and state food nutrition programs and ensure that families and children have the support they need.<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Rock Hill, South Carolina, <strong>SFE \/ York #3 &#8211; Rock Hill School District<\/strong> is providing some 3,000 meals for kids each day while schools are closed.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>School District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties in South Carolina<\/strong> is getting breakfast and lunch to hungry kids at five school feeding sites, three low-income apartment communities, and via home delivery for families without transportation.<\/span><\/li><li><strong>Greenville County Schools<\/strong> have served an estimated 25,000 meals per day while schools are closed<\/li><li><strong>Charleston County School District<\/strong> is providing 10,000-weekend backpacks full of shelf-stable food for the kids who need it most<\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are just a few of many hunger heroes across South Carolina. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since the pandemic began, No Kid Hungry has provided <strong>$145,000<\/strong> in emergency grants to support the work our hunger heroes are doing across the state. This month, we want to say thank you from the bottom of our hearts. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Throughout May, we\u2019ll be celebrating and lifting up the amazing work that\u2019s been happening across the state by: <\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sharing stories all month long on our <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nokidhungry\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/nokidhungry\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/nokidhungry\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Highlighting the work of partners, grantees and folks on the ground on our <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/nokidhungry.org\/blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">blog<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><b>JOIN US<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We know you have hunger heroes in your community you want to thank too. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Celebrate your local hunger heroes on social media. To make posting as easy as possible, our team put together this <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/spark.adobe.com\/page\/3vtMazw59aSA9\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">toolkit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Be sure to include #ThankAHungerHero and tag us so we can lift up what you\u2019re sharing!<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On <strong>Wednesday, May 27<\/strong>, No Kid Hungry, and our state campaigns are coming together for a moment of gratitude. We\u2019ll be thanking hunger heroes all across the country. You can join in by engaging when we thank heroes from South Carolina. We\u2019ll be posting across No Kid Hungry\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nokidhungry\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twitter,<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/nokidhungry\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/nokidhungry\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the lead-up to the big day, so be sure to follow along.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No Kid Hungry couldn\u2019t be more grateful for each and every one of these individuals and organizations and for all of the hunger heroes on the front lines. Let\u2019s come together to shower them with much-deserved gratitude and appreciation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The coronavirus pandemic has had a catastrophic impact on families throughout the country. 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