{"id":23073,"date":"2022-08-05T18:25:45","date_gmt":"2022-08-05T18:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/pegasus\/?p=23073&post_type=story"},"modified":"2022-08-05T19:49:02","modified_gmt":"2022-08-05T19:49:02","slug":"fighting-community-hunger","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/pegasus\/fighting-community-hunger\/","title":{"rendered":"Fighting Community Hunger"},"content":{"rendered":"

When children go to school,\u00a0their job is to learn, but it\u2019s\u00a0hard for students to focus\u00a0in the classroom and reach\u00a0their full potential when\u00a0hunger strikes.<\/p>\n

Roughly 1 in 5 children\u00a0statewide experience food\u00a0insecurity and don\u2019t know\u00a0where their next meal is\u00a0coming from, according to\u00a0Feeding Florida. It\u2019s a problem\u00a0the Community Partnership\u00a0Schools model aims to\u00a0alleviate through one of its\u00a0four pillars \u2014 an emphasis on\u00a0health and wellness services.<\/p>\n

The model was co-founded\u00a0in 2010 at Evans High School\u00a0in Orlando by the Children\u2019s\u00a0Home Society of Florida,\u00a0Orange County Public\u00a0Schools and 麻豆原创. Through\u00a0collaboration with other\u00a0community partners<\/a>, nine\u00a0麻豆原创-certified Community\u00a0Partnership Schools across\u00a0the state provide services\u00a0that help meet students\u2019\u00a0social-emotional, physical\u00a0and academic needs so they\u00a0can be successful in the\u00a0classroom. That includes\u00a0addressing food insecurity\u00a0through the availability of food\u00a0pantries and snack cabinets.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t expect students\u00a0to be successful in the\u00a0classroom if their basic\u00a0needs aren\u2019t being met.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t expect students\u00a0to be successful in the\u00a0classroom if their basic\u00a0needs aren\u2019t being met,\u201d\u00a0says Amy Ellis \u201919EdD<\/strong>,\u00a0director of the 麻豆原创 Center\u00a0for Community Schools,\u00a0which supports Community\u00a0Partnership Schools. \u201cIf a\u00a0student is consumed with\u00a0concern over when or where\u00a0their next meal is going to be,\u00a0they can\u2019t concentrate in class.\u00a0We also know good nutrition\u00a0has a lot to do with how well\u00a0students function and pay\u00a0attention. If we are about the\u00a0success of students, we must\u00a0address those areas, too.\u201d<\/p>\n

While many school districts\u00a0offer free or reduced-price\u00a0breakfast and lunch, Ellis\u00a0says it\u2019s important to provide\u00a0a support system for food\u00a0insecurity to fill the gaps.\u00a0That\u2019s where the food pantries,\u00a0snack cabinets and other\u00a0nutritional resources come\u00a0into play.<\/p>\n

At Evans High School,\u00a0the pantry is called the\u00a0Trojan Market. Kelly Astro\u00a0\u201996<\/strong>, Evans Community\u00a0Partnership School director,\u00a0says it is partially modeled\u00a0after 麻豆原创\u2019s Knights Helping\u00a0Knights Pantry. Evans\u00a0students have access to food,\u00a0clothing, school supplies and\u00a0toiletries through the market,\u00a0which is also open during the\u00a0summer if necessary. The\u00a0market has seen more than\u00a02,400 visits so far this year,\u00a0Astro says.<\/p>\n

Just like with Knights\u00a0Pantry, the Trojan Market\u00a0has a team of student\u00a0volunteers who rotate shifts\u00a0on a weekly basis. They assist\u00a0with ordering food through\u00a0Second Harvest Food Bank\u00a0of Central Florida and\u00a0ensuring items are accessible\u00a0to students. And although\u00a0Evans High School has a good\u00a0partnership with Second\u00a0Harvest Food Bank, Astro says\u00a0there is always a need for food,\u00a0and donations are welcomed\u00a0and accepted year-round.<\/p>\n

The market has also\u00a0undergone a few upgrades\u00a0this year, including a\u00a0relocation to the main\u00a0administration building and\u00a0the addition of a refrigerator\u00a0to offer cold and fresh grocery\u00a0items to students starting\u00a0this fall.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur principal felt so\u00a0strongly about making this\u00a0accessible to students that\u00a0he welcomed the idea with\u00a0open arms to move our\u00a0Trojan Market so it\u2019s part of\u00a0our Community Partnership\u00a0School hub,\u201d Astro says. \u201cWe\u2019re\u00a0also looking for someone who\u00a0can help us create a web-based\u00a0ordering system \u2014 kind of like\u00a0Instacart \u2014 so we can kick that\u00a0off next year, too.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we can alleviate any\u00a0stress on students caused by\u00a0food insecurity by offering\u00a0food and cooking classes,\u00a0support for healthy living and\u00a0offering preventative health\u00a0education, we will do that.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Additionally, there are\u00a0plans to offer cooking classes\u00a0for students and families with\u00a0an emphasis on good nutrition\u00a0and budget-friendly meals.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we can alleviate any\u00a0stress on students caused by\u00a0food insecurity by offering\u00a0food and cooking classes,\u00a0support for healthy living and\u00a0offering preventative health\u00a0education, we will do that,\u201d\u00a0Astro says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":23234,"template":"","categories":[],"tags":[1340,1590],"class_list":["post-23073","story","type-story","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-college-of-community-innovation-and-education","tag-community-impact","issues-1575","issues-fall-2022"],"yoast_head":"\nCommunity Partnership Schools Meet Needs Outside Class<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Through Community Partnership Schools, food pantries are a crucial part of efforts to combat food insecurity and ensure K\u201312 student success.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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