Every moment of the day is a learning opportunity for students at the School for Community Learning. The small school is on the city’s northwest side, and more than two-thirds of students live at or below poverty level. The small kitchen on the school grounds lacks capacity to create hot meals to students; Second Helpings provides meals which are served by school volunteers.
“We are a small school on purpose,” said Megan Hughes, the school’s director. “Families know that we get to know their children. We learn their interests and create individualized studies for them.”
More than 70 students, ranging from kindergarten to eighth grade, gather each day in a unique environment. When Second Helpings began providing meals, teachers asked Second Helpings staff to help students understand food waste, what rescued food is, and how it is transformed into meals for them.
One day, when a teacher asked what vegetables students could identify in their meals, several of the children’s hands popped up in the air.
“I see peppers,” said one.
“I found tomatoes,” said another.
Second Helpings provides lunch for all children at no charge three days per week. $1.05 sends a healthy, nutritious meal to the students at School for Community Learning. Your gift makes that possible.