When Free Lunches Still Aren’t Enough For Low-Income Students, Bentworth Blessings Fills In The Gap
“It’s the typical elementary school fare — boxes of granola bars, snack crackers and such — but there’s heartier stuff, too, like canned goods and pasta sauce. It’s the kind of food meant to sustain low-income students over the weekend, when they won’t have access to the school’s free or reduced-price lunches. They’ll take the food home in blue grocery bags tucked into their backpacks each Friday afternoon.”