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Green Local Schools hears Blessings in a Backpack presentation; program seeks to expand discreet off‑site pickups
Summary
At the November board meeting, a Blessings in a Backpack representative said the district has about 1,000 children at or below the poverty line but the program currently serves under 200; the group introduced distribution centers (library, Goodwill, fire station) to reduce stigma and discussed outreach to middle and high school students.
A representative of the local Blessings in a Backpack program presented to the Green Local Schools Board of Education on the group’s effort to reach students facing food insecurity, and described a pilot expansion of off‑site distribution centers intended to reduce stigma.
"Right now in Greene, we have about 1,000 children who are living at or below the poverty level," the presenter said, and added the current program is "servicing under 200" of those children.…
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