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Wake County food-recovery nonprofit asks school board to extend MOA as program moves to 37 schools
Summary
A volunteer-run food-recovery program told the Wake County Schools Facilities Committee it has expanded from an eight-school pilot to multiple phases and is asking the district to approve a two-year MOA extension while it scales to 37 operating sites; staff said a $10,000 Wake County waste-prevention grant will fund most Phase 4 sites.
A volunteer-run food-recovery program that collects unopened, approved student-donated items told the Wake County Schools Facilities Committee it has grown from an eight-school pilot to a program the presenters expect to have 37 active "share" schools by the end of the school year and about 45 schools on an interested list. Kathleen Liebowitz, executive director of Towards 0 Waste, said the group recovered an average of about 41 items per school per day during its pilot and used those items for redistribution to students who need snacks or extra meals.
Liebowitz said the program expanded through additional phases and new partnerships. "We came to the facilities meeting in June and reviewed early findings," she…
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