Hudson Reporter
Helping Families get Something to Eat ×
One of the great things about our community is the generosity of our residents to people in need. I learned recently about a program to feed the hungry that is sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) board. I heard about the program from Board of Education Trustee Chris Munoz. The board of the PTO group noticed that more and more families were in need of help.
Before the Coronavirus shutdown took place in 2020, the Woodrow Wilson PTO board started a food bank that accepted food and money with which it could buy groceries. The PTO board created what they call a share basket at the school. The share basket was filled with snacks that were paid for with private funds. Kids looked for the basket each day. The PTO board also packed food bags for weekends, so that the kids could bring home food for Saturdays and Sundays. The idea behind the system was to provide food in su