Items purchased through generous community donations in partnership with Humanity In Progress line the shelves of the new School District Food/Hygiene pantry, ready for the first day of school on Aug. 27.
Local nonprofit Humanity in Progress is partnering with Petersburg School District to launch a pantry on campus - a new stepping stone toward improving access to basic needs for students in all grades.
Food and hygiene products line the shelves of the new pantry, which is located inconspicuously inside the door to an office supply room by the middle school/high school office.
The idea to start a pantry was brought into conversation at a school wellness meeting just before summer, as the academic year closed out.
"During that meeting, we were just really problem solving, like hey, there's been...
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