Hear the Hungry

Specific: Decreasing the percentage of food insecurity within communities throughout Massachusetts. Starting small, in local towns around Holliston, the more success in the project the more widespread it may have the opportunity to become.

Measurable: Programs such as Project Bread use census data to understand the levels of food insecurity in the state. By following their progress throughout the years 2022 to 2023, we can appropriately measure the impact of raising awareness towards this sort of project.

Attainable: A reiteration of “the more the merrier”: the more networking, the better! Hundreds of associations focus their power as a mass organization towards triumphing over hunger. Partnering local schools with these corporations may make it possible for better food management in our communities.

I've spent a majority of my project time on understanding the true "behind the scenes" of school food systems, and have understood that a lot of the problems arise from wellness policies and contracts from a higher power than what one high schooler can dream to change - but with the help of teachers and other connections I've made, the problems can be fixed, if we make it to the source.

Holliston Food Pantry

• An organization that all of Holliston knows and trusts, the food pantry supplies nutrition to all of Holliston, free of charge.

  • This association is one that could benefit from the mounds of food that are wasted each day, which can instead be donated.

Massachusetts Farm to School Program

• As previously mentioned, the MFSP would greatly benefit our high school, as they connect schools like us to local farms.

  • These local farms harvest fresh, healthy, and profitable foods that can change the unhealthy dynamic that today's menus involve.

Composting Club

• A student-led, non-profit organization in Holliston High School has significantly reduced food scrap waste through new compost trash bins

  • Working with another club that is focused on a similar problem of food waste can bring more people together against hunger.

James Arena Derosa

• Running for state representative in 2022, and has been associated with the school, politics wise, for a long time.

  • He has connections with many of the food companies that provide schools with equipment and ingredients for everyday lunches and breakfasts.

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