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Sweet Home, Lackawanna food drives help people in need across WNY

Sweet Home, Lackawanna food drives help people in need across WNY The pandemic has exacerbated this need and limited the kids from accessing food from us, Sweet Home Education Foundation president Lisa Labrake said. Author: WGRZ Staff Updated: 10:34 PM EST March 13, 2021 BUFFALO, N.Y. Two different food drives helped people in need across Western New York on Saturday. And in Lackawanna, 6-year-old Camryn Sireika hosted a food drive from 10 a.m. to noon at Catholic Charities Russell J. Salvatore Food Pantry and Outreach, located at 75 Caldwell Place. Sireika helped raise $4,256.00 which was also donated to Catholic Charities. $1350.00 was donated by our City of Lackawanna mayor, fire department, police department, and department of public works.

Editorial — Feed minds and bodies: Massena Central seeks to increase enrollment in meal programs

Officials at Massena Central School District want to make sure every eligible student possible is taking advantage of food-assistance programs it offers. Massena Central developed a survey for district families to answer. This will broaden the information it has on how many students make use of the government food programs it has and what would is required to enhance children’s participation in them. The deadline to fill out the survey is Sunday. The district wants to increase the number of students using its food-assistance programs by 25% come November and continue this into the next academic year. The services listed in the district’s proposal to benefit from the Share Our Strength funding are School Breakfast, National School Lunch Program (U.S. Department of Agriculture), NSLP Summer Meals (Seamless Summer Option) and Weekend Backpack Program.

Food for Thought: Weekend Backpack Program, FORK Expand to Phelps

To meet the needs of that community, they’re partnering with the Weekend Backpack Program. FORK is funding the expansion, and the Weekend Backpack Program is distributing the food. “It has to be a whole community partnership and finally all those pieces fell into place,” said Andrea Fluegel, the Weekend Backpack Program’s coordinator. “We want to make sure every student gets fed. If they need the food, we’ll find a way.” Half of the students in Phelps receive free or reduced-price lunches. Fluegel said they’re willing to help all of these students receive enough food when they’re not at school.

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