It's the 23rd Annual Day of Caring hosted by Missouri Slope Areawide United Way, and hundreds of volunteers gathered at the YMCA Wednesday morning eager to get to work.
Right now, all people living in the shelter are sharing one bathroom. It will also allow them to bring community resources under one roof to educate and assist those in the shelter.
As below normal temperatures are predicted to continue, the United Way will continue to need volunteers and donations to protect the homeless population.
Backpacks for Kids program helps feed North Dakota students
MIKE McCLEARY, The Bismarck Tribune
July 4, 2021
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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) Public school teachers in Bismarck-Mandan for years would pull out boxes of crackers or packets of instant macaroni and cheese tucked away in their desk drawers, buy something from a vending machine or make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to give to students they knew wouldn’t get enough to eat over the weekend.
When those students returned to classes recently, many were unable to concentrate, complained of stomach aches and dizziness, or caused disruptions in class. Food insecurity not having reliable access to adequate food was not only a troubling issue for many families, it was having a harmful impact in the schools.