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District recognizes Treasure Coast Food Bank partnership, cites school pantry expansion
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Summary
District staff recognized Treasure Coast Food Bank for partnering to open school food and hygiene pantries across Saint Lucie schools; the district reported multiple pantries and large distributions of food and hygiene supplies, though some transcript numbers in the meeting record appear garbled and are flagged for clarification.
The Saint Lucie County School Board recognized the Treasure Coast Food Bank April 14 for a partnership that district staff said expanded access to food and hygiene resources in schools.
Esther Rivera, director of student services, thanked Corbin Moyer of the Treasure Coast Food Bank for collaboration with the district's life skills and student services programs. Rivera said the partnership opened 17 food and hygiene pantries in Saint Lucie schools and reported distribution totals for nonperishable food, hygiene items and fresh produce.
The transcript records the totals as: "totaling 100,060 169,163 pounds of nonperishable food, 32,976 pounds of non food hygiene items, and 34,000 of 201 pounds of fresh produce." Because the spoken totals were recorded with overlapping digits in the public transcript, the precise poundage is unclear in the meeting record; the district should be consulted for verified distribution numbers and reporting breakdowns.
Rivera said school pantries help ensure students and families have reliable access to healthy food and essential personal hygiene, supporting student well-being and readiness to learn. The board recognized the Food Bank and thanked its representative during the special orders portion of the meeting.
The presentation included a public acknowledgment and did not require action by the board; no budget or funding requests accompanied the recognition at the meeting.
