Everyone needs a helping hand sometimes. That's an important lesson for all of us, especially the next generation. That can look like tutoring for a math test, an extra set of eyes on a research paper, or sometimes, food to fuel student success. One of the most significant gaps in childhood hunger in Central Florida is food resources for students outside of the school … [Read more...] about You Help Students Succeed
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Transforming Student Lives Through Food
Outside the Viper Nation Supply Station at Space Coast Junior Senior High School, a line stretches across the entire stage on Tuesdays and Thursdays. “We’ve got a little something for everybody,” explains Victoria, a student volunteer. A storage closet to the side of the stage transformed into a school market where students shop for everything from canned goods to snacks to … [Read more...] about Transforming Student Lives Through Food
Aetna Stocks 65 School Pantries for 2023-2024 Academic Year
Today, Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida announced the expansion of its School Partnerships Program through a $115,150 grant provided by Aetna, a CVS health company. The funding will help elementary, middle, high school and post-secondary institutions stock their markets and emergency pantries with nonperishable food items throughout the 2023-2024 academic year. … [Read more...] about Aetna Stocks 65 School Pantries for 2023-2024 Academic Year
Feeding Hope to Families this Holiday Season
With more families in need of assistance due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida and Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) helped ease the burden of hunger for families this holiday season. The 12th annual holiday food distribution event provided 2,600 families with food at nine different schools across Orange … [Read more...] about Feeding Hope to Families this Holiday Season
Fighting Hunger After School
One in five Central Florida kids is facing hunger. Food is an important part of a kid’s education. As local students head back to school, they need nutritious meals to be ready for science experiments, vocabulary quizzes and long division. If something is as simple as a student is not concentrating, they're not focusing, or they're grumpy because they haven't eaten, let's go … [Read more...] about Fighting Hunger After School