after hurricane florance and a huge number of people losing their homes in my region, many kids went back to school without basic needs being met at home...
some rich person local to the area did something nobody anticipated- and did it anonymously. they donated 'free meals' for kids for the rest of the year.... they picked up the tab for all school kids. that is no small 'donation'. the idea was that kids get fed and parents can apply that money, however small (but more valued by some than others) where it was needed.
since then, there has been several organizations stand up and do the same thing. kids still pay for 'snacks' at school, but they don't pay for primary meals, which includes breakfasts.
as mentioned elsewhere on the site today, buses are running twice a day still.... this is fantastic... no kids go to school, but those bus's run and bring both breakfast and lunch to kids. all the kid has to do is be standing at the regular bus stop to get them...... courtesy a 'wealthy donor'.... which prompted many others to join in.
I freakin' LOVE America. We talk smack and have our differences, but we stand together and are one hellacious force to be reckoned with in times like these.