Tuscaloosa学校在社区帮助下开放零食店, Tuscaloosa schools open snack pantry with community help to fight student hunger.

塔斯卡卢萨市学校在非营利组织 Rooted 和 Fresh Value 杂货店的支持下，在 New Heights 社区中心开设了一个零食储藏室，以解决学生的粮食不安全问题。 Tuscaloosa City Schools, with support from nonprofit Rooted and Fresh Value Grocery stores, has opened a snack pantry at the New Heights community center to combat student food insecurity. 该仓库每周储存由杂货店顾客捐赠的货架稳定物品,向在家可能缺乏食物的学生,特别是父母工作迟到的学生提供快速、便捷的膳食。 Stocked weekly with shelf-stable items donated by grocery customers, the pantry provides quick, accessible meals to students who may lack food at home, especially those with parents working late. 星期一至星期五上午8时至下午4时由新高地工作人员和学校社会工作者操作,允许自行转诊或转诊,食品袋可直接分发给学生、家庭或学校,有时通过现场车载。 Operated Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. by New Heights staff and school social workers, it allows self-referrals or staff referrals, with food bags distributed directly to students, families, or schools—sometimes via on-site carloads. 该倡议补充了来自西阿拉巴马粮食银行的一个现有食品库,通过满足基本需求支持学生福祉。 The initiative supplements an existing pantry from the West Alabama Food Bank and supports student well-being by addressing basic needs. 根基的创始人强调,粮食安全对心理健康至关重要,并正在寻求更多的社区伙伴,如教会和企业,帮助维持和扩大这一方案。 Rooted’s founder stresses that food security is vital for mental health and is seeking more community partners like churches and businesses to help sustain and expand the program. 目标是确保学生到有营养并准备学习的学校来学习。 The goal is to ensure students come to school nourished and ready to learn.