Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland (FAKH) has partnered with the Caldwell County School District to support a new School Pantry Pilot Project.
Stephanie Randall from the school’s HOPE Center tells Your WPKY News Edge the food pantry will be open to anyone in the community with students enrolled in the district.
The program, according to FAKH, seeks to improve food security among students and their families by providing perishable and non-perishable food items at no cost. The school pantry will be another resource beyond school meals to support students and their families facing hunger by providing them consistent access to food.
Caldwell County is among six school districts across the FAKH service area offering this program through at least March 2024.
Through it, FAKH will acquire and transport food to the school district, provide cold storage units, food safety training, and educational materials, and direct families to additional food assistance through local FAKH Agency Partners and SNAP.
Stephanie Randall from the school’s HOPE Center tells Your WPKY News Edge the food pantry will be open to anyone in the community with students enrolled in the district.
The program, according to FAKH, seeks to improve food security among students and their families by providing perishable and non-perishable food items at no cost. The school pantry will be another resource beyond school meals to support students and their families facing hunger by providing them consistent access to food.
Caldwell County is among six school districts across the FAKH service area offering this program through at least March 2024.
Through it, FAKH will acquire and transport food to the school district, provide cold storage units, food safety training, and educational materials, and direct families to additional food assistance through local FAKH Agency Partners and SNAP.
