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B.I.G. Feed fights food insecurity in schools

by | Aug 28, 2024 | Education, Latest

Volunteers pack up weekend food for students at Amazing Grace Food Pantry as part of the B.I.G. Feed program. Courtesy photo

Driven by the urgent need to address students’ weekend hunger, the B.I.G. Feed initiative at Wylie United Methodist Church has been quietly making a significant impact on the lives of children in Wylie Independent School District since 2009.

The program’s origins stem from a disturbing realization by church members that many students who relied on free and reduced lunch programs were returning to school on Mondays hungry.

For more on this story see the August 29, 2024 print, or digital edition of the Murphy Monitor. Subscribe today and support local journalism in your community.

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