Public school students receiving free or reduced meals may face food insecurity challenges on the weekend as well. Some schools in Fairfax County like Woodley Hills Elementary are partnering with Fairfax-based non-profit Our Daily Bread to help bridge the gap from Friday to Monday.
The “Food 4 Thought” program provides packages of healthy non-perishable meals, drinks and snacks – two breakfasts, lunches and snacks in each pack. School social workers identify students who need food assistance, including those with parents who have lost their income, are homeless or ill.
Student groups including Brownies and Daisies have organized at the school to help pack the donated food. The program is expected to resume in the fall along with public packing events.
For more information, visit www.odbfairfax.org/Food-for-thought.