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The mission of the Central Cares Food Pantry is to provide a welcoming space that students and families in need can use as a resource to balance out their daily diet.
The mission of the Central Cares Food Pantry is to provide a welcoming space that students and families in need can use as a resource to balance out their daily diet.
Why and Who
Why and Who
Gail DeCecco
Gail DeCecco
Principal Central High
gail.dececco@ppsd.org
Renee M. Walker
Renee M. Walker
Assistant Principal Central High
renee.walker@ppsd.org
Robinson, Pamela
Julianne Hartshorn
Julianne Hartshorn
This project was created because members of our Central Community are having difficulty making ends meet.
The goal of the pantry is to stock it with food and build community awareness that the pantry is a great welcoming resource for those in need.
Facts about hunger in America
Facts about hunger in America
According to the USDA, more than 38 million people, including 12 million children, in the United States are food insecure.
The pandemic has increased food insecurity among families with children and communities of color, who were already faced hunger at much higher rates before the pandemic.
Every community in the country is home to families who face hunger. But rural communities are especially hard hit by hunger.
Many households that experience food insecurity do not qualify for federal nutrition programs and visit their local food banks and other food programs for extra support.
Hunger in African American, Latino, and Native American communities is higher because of systemic racial injustice. To achieve a hunger-free America, we must address the root causes of hunger and structural and systemic inequities.
from https://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america
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