Written by HH
We posted back in February about a young Ridgefielder s mission: Ruby Weiner, a 6th Grade Student at Scott s Ridge Middle School and Cadette Girl Scout wants to help young community members experiencing food insecurity by creating a second Little Pantry in Ridgefield.
Due to her hard work dedication to help fellow Ridgefielders, she was awarded a Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation Youth Grant through Youth Service America (YSA). The grant will support Ruby Weiner in leading a community service project that addresses the issue of childhood hunger.
Ruby s goal is to make the second Little Pantry child-focused, with shelves designed to accommodate baby food jars, sealed diapers and wipes, baby toiletries, fragrance-free detergents, and more. A special area for “birthday boxes for kids” with cake mixes and canned frosting will also be created within this freestanding Little Pantry.
Ridgefield Middle Schooler Ruby Weiner Receives Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation Youth Grant to Fight Childhood Hunger Written by Sodexo
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Ruby Weiner, a 6th Grade Student at Scott s Ridge Middle School and Cadette Girl Scout from Ridgefield, CT has been awarded a Sodexo Stop Hunger FoundaHon Youth Grant through Youth Service America (YSA). The grant will support Ruby Weiner in leading a community service project that addresses the issue of childhood hunger.
1 in 6 people (more than 50 million people), including 1 in 4 children (approximately 17 million children) in the United States are experiencing food insecurity in 2021. This is a problem that can be solved, and young people are a part of the solution. Youth-led activities will take place on Global Youth Service Day, April 23-25, 2021.