Initial data suggests the program helps. In the 2021-22 school year, student resiliency scores in the district rose, on average, nearly 17%. Meanwhile, more than 1,300 families received food from the store for free.
This grocery store takes good deeds in lieu of money to help families in need
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This story is a part of our Something Good series, which is designed to remind you of all the goodness in the world: the moments that can make you smile, feel warm inside and applaud humanity.
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a year in which hardships have been aplenty for so many, but one Texas high school has stepped up to not only help families in need, but also to encourage acts of service something we could all probably use a little more of.
High school grocery store that trades good deeds for food is blasted by Twitter users who insist the dystopian concept forces disadvantaged kids to jump through hoops so they don t starve
Linda Tutt High School in Sanger, Texas, opened the store in November in partnership with First Refuge Ministries, Texas Health Resources, and Albertsons
According to the principal, 43% of students are economically disadvantaged, and 3.6% are homeless
Every student starts with a set number of purchasing points based on family size
They can earn more points by getting good grades and doing good deeds
Social media users insist it s not the feel-good story that the town and some news outlets are making it out to be
Good Day Atlanta Viewer Information: December 15, 2020
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A Georgia business owner s legacy is being honored with the release of a new wine.
Dunwoody business owner honored with unique new wine: Take one look inside Dunwoody’s Vino Venue, and it’s obvious that founder Michael Bryan really loved wine. We went on a trip to Napa Valley, and he fell in love. So, when he came back, he decided that he wanted to change careers and be an educator around wine,” says Michael’s wife, Lelia Bryan.
Michael and Lelia Bryan opened Vino Venue in 2012, create a kind of gathering plane for other wine-lovers; it’s a wine retailer, full-service restaurant, and wine club, along with hosting wine and cooking classes. But the excitement of a new business was tempered by a shattered medical diagnosis.