lunch debt

Inspired Stories 12/14/19, 09:54

A California kindergartner has a heart filled with compassion for her classmates and a willingness to roll up her sleeves to help. It started when Katelynn Hardee, 5, overhearing another student's mother said she was struggling to pay for an after-school program. Her mother, Karina Hardee, said the girl is very inquisitive. ...

U.S. 12/04/19, 09:55

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman kicked off the holiday season by paying off thousands of dollars in school lunch debt for public school students. On Giving Tuesday, Dec. 3, he donated over $27,000 to clear the lunch debt for public school students in Washington state and California. He recently gave a ...

Inspired Stories 11/25/19, 05:27

Andrew Levy, a real estate agent in Jupiter, said it was "crazy" for children to think about lunch money and paid the $994 debt. He is now working to raise funds to cover school costs throughout Palm Beach County, amounting to $50,000. School children from public schools in Florida's small town ...

U.S. 10/22/19, 18:28

The Cherry Hill school district passed a policy on Tuesday night, Oct. 15, that prohibits high school students who owe $75 or more in lunch debt from attending field trips, the prom, and other extracurricular activities, ABC News reported. High school and middle school students will be barred from participating in ...

Inspired Stories 10/13/19, 16:36

When Jupiter real estate agent for Echo Fine Properties, Andrew Levy, came across a Facebook post about a plea for help along with lunch debts for more than 400 students at schools in Jupiter, Florida, area, he said the news hit him in the heart.  The businessman felt the need to ...