For families who continue to struggle with food insecurity within Chatham County, America’s Second Harvest and the Savannah-Chatham County Schools have joined forces to have fully stocked food pantries at local schools.
The pilot program was unveiled Tuesday at Andrea B. Williams Elementary, and the goal is to eventually have food pantries at all 55 school sites. Food pantries are currently being set up at 23 schools.
The idea for establishing these food pantries at the schools was sparked by conversations between Ann Levett, district superintendent, and Mary Jane Crouch, executive director of America’s Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia.
“Doing it in partnership with Second Harvest makes it really smart because Second Harvest has a strong reputation for being across the district,” Levett said. “Now, we re bringing those resources to the schools.”