Brookland schools opened a drive-thru pantry that served 22 families
Brookland Public Schools fully opened a drive-thru food pantry. Twenty-two families picked up food on the first morning, backed by $7,000 that students and staff raised.
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After a trial run, Brookland Public Schools fully opened a drive-thru food pantry Tuesday, KAIT reported. It ran from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at 115A S. School Street, across from the junior high. Superintendent George Kennedy said 22 families received food before the window closed. Any family with a child 18 or under in the district can use it.
Students and staff at the primary, elementary, and intermediate schools raised $7,000. The Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas, Hytrol, and Swept Away added support. Assistant superintendent Chris Moss said the pantry costs the district and families nothing to run, and that counselors used to send bags home when they could. The drive-thru lets parents pick up ingredients and cook. Moss said the need turned out to be larger than those occasional bags could cover.
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Brookland Public Schools in Arkansas opened a drive-thru food pantry all the way on Tuesday. A trial run had gone well, so this was the first regular morning. It ran from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. across from the junior high. Superintendent George Kennedy said 22 families got food before it closed. Any family with a child 18 or under in the district can use it. Students and staff at the primary, elementary, and intermediate schools raised $7,000. The Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas and other local sponsors helped too. Families can pick up ingredients and cook, instead of only getting a bag sent home from school.
- Why would a drive-thru pantry be easier for a parent than a bag sent home with a student?
- What did students do to help besides asking adults for money?
- What foods would you put in a box so a family could cook dinner?
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