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Every morning in District 15, over 11,000 students walk through the doors of their school carrying something important:

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curiosity, dreams, big ideas about who they might become.

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School is where we learn, grow, and imagine our future. But for many students in our community, something

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important is missing.

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- In District 15, nearly one in every three students

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experiences food insecurity.

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That means nearly 4,000 children in our schools

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may not always know where their next meal

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will come from outside of school.

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For many students, the meals they receive at school

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are the most reliable meals they have.

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When the school day ends,

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Hunger doesn't always end with it.

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So our district decided to do something to help change that story.

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District 15 launched Feed 15, a collaborative community initiative to make sure students

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have access to food beyond the school day.

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Through weekend meal programs like Blessings in a Backpack, students receive

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of food they can take home with them on the weekends.

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Through school pantries supported by people helping people

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and community partners like Partners for Our Community

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and Palatine, families can access groceries

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and essential support when they need it most.

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From PTA-led food drives and food pantries in our schools,

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these programs help ensure students

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return to school ready to learn,

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ready to eat.