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DC Food Project works to combat hunger among local students and their families | Get Uplifted

A group of mothers come together to fight food insecurity in today's Get Uplifted.

WASHINGTON — Today's Get Uplifted moment of goodness come from D.C. Food Project. The organization was created by a small group of moms who came together to provide food for children and families in need. It all started once they heard about a teacher who was trying to feed students out of her own pocket who was dealing with hunger at home.

Lucie Leblois and her D.C. Food Project co-founders Alysa MacClellan and Mayra Figeroa-Clark have worked with volunteers, donors and the community to provide families that stop by with food for up to ten days for a household of four. Since March or the beginning of the pandemic, the group has delivered more than 600,000 meals to D.C. families in need.

This is excellent! No child should ever have to deal with hunger. 

The detrimental effects of hunger on learning are well documented. These women are doing extremely important work.

The group hands out food every other week at eight D.C. Public Schools, which are listed on their website.

Learn more about the organization and how you can get involved by clicking here.

The program provides families that stop by with food for up to ten days for a household of four. WASHINGTON - D.C. Public School mother Lucie Lebois realized she had to make a difference when learning a local teacher was sneaking food into a student's backpack.

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