150 Georgia Schools Adopt Food Donation Program for Families in Need
A middle school student saw some of her classmates going hungry at school and noticed food was being wasted, which spurred her and her mother to start the Helping Hands Ending Hunger program.
October 28, 2024
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A middle school student saw some of her classmates going hungry at school and noticed food was being wasted, which spurred her and her mother to start the Helping Hands Ending Hunger program.
Helping Hands Ending Hunger is a nonprofit organization that started in 2016 and is now in 150 schools throughout Georgia. Sophie Harward and her mother began the program to help divert food waste and hand saved food to families in need. Items like uneaten prepackaged food and dry goods were handed out weekly to families.
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