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Why Do We Have School Lunch Debt At All?


Jill Richardson

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We live in a nation where food is plentiful but millions of children experience hunger and food insecurity.

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A Google search for "paying school lunch debt" reveals a long list of recent news stories about good Samaritans paying off the school lunch debt of children whose families cannot afford it.

A Fredonia, New York man paid off $2,000 in school lunch debt in his area, helping 140 families. A Rigby, Idaho tattoo shop raised $1,200. Nationally, a charity called School Lunch Fairy has raised nearly $150,000 to pay off the school lunch debt of children in need.

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Jill Richardson is pursuing a PhD in sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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