How students and teachers at one Omaha high school are stepping up to feed the community.
TEENS AT OMAHASOUTH HIGH SCHOOLIS DOING WHAT THEYCAN TO HELP THEIRCOMMUNITY.THE PACKER PANTRYHELPS STUDENTSDURING THE SCHOOLYEAR GET FOOD.IT'S A FOOD CLOSETSTUDENTS CANACCESS FOR THINGSLIKE SOUP, RICE,PASTA...NO QUESTIONSASKED.WHEN SCHOOLSCLOSED ...STUDENTS AND STAFFWASTED NO TIMEMAKING SURE THOSEWHO USE THE CLOSETCOULD STILL HAVEACCESS...SOUTH HIGHTEACHERS IN THECOMMUNITY,SOUTH HIGHTEACHERS HAVEBEENVOLUNTEERINGEVERY WEEK SINCEWE CLOSED.THE COMMUNITYHAS JUSTOUTPOURED WITHDONATIONS ANDSUPPORT, SO WE'VEBEEN ABLE TODONATE OUR TIMEAND OUR ENERGY,BUT THECOMMUNITY HASREALLY STEPPED UPWITH PROVIDINGHOT DOGS ANDCHIPS AND DRINKS.THEY'VE DONEEVERYTHING.SO THEY'VE MADE ITLOOK SO EASYTHE GROUP SERVESSACK LUNCHES EVERYTUESDAY ANDTHURSDAY FROM 12TO TWO.THEY PUTINFORMATION ONTHEIR FACEBOOKPAGE, THE CLOSETDASH OMAHA SOUTHTO LET STUDENTSAND THEIR FAMILIESKNOW WHERE THEYWILL BE.THE GROUP WILLALSO DELIVER, IF YOUCAN'T MAKE IT.
A 7Everyday Hero has stepped up and moved the entire South High School food pantry after the coronavirus pandemic shut it down.
