THE WHY?• All elementary schools in Wilkes County are TITLE
ONE schools. TRANSLATION: Over 50% of their total student population qualifies for FREE/REDUCED meals.
• Over 5,500 children are at-risk of going home to little or no food in their homes.
THE FACTS
• Studies have shown that even short periods of malnutrition can AFFECT children’s behavior, cognitive development, and FUTURE productivity.
“Leveling the Playing Field”
Educational failure has been linked to
under nutrition-
among impoverished children
Through Project: JOY, SCM partnered with Wilkesboro United
Methodist Church and provided the BackPack participants AND their
brothers and sisters with a blanket for each
of them.
Project: J O Y
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