Research Paper On Food Pantry

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Students Meeting Each Others Needs

It isn't just adults who go hungry and don't have enough money for food. Sometimes, teens are the ones who take care of themselves or their families. Yet, when are we more socially awkward or sensitive than in our teen years? It is hard enough to ask for help without the added pressure of adolescence making asking for food truly embarrassing. Students at a high school in Beaufort County, North Carolina, had an answer to this dilemma and have worked hard to put it into practice.

In order to help their fellow students in need, several students and their advisors started a food pantry at the school. According to WNCT, "The food pantry started out as a student government project at Washington High School, but