One Weekend at a Time

We all know that there are some people out there that go hungry.
I feel privileged getting to write about the people or groups of people that want to do something to make a difference. In this case they are doing it one weekend at a time.
Even though the city of Flushing is by no means as bad off as Flint, there is still a need there. And some people want to do something about it.
A few churches found that there were chronically hungry children that attend the elementary schools in the Flushing area. Those kids don't eat from school lunch on Friday to school lunch on Monday. The kids have to search for food or go hungry.
I can't even imagine.
The three churches are coming together to provide bags of food every weekend during the school year for the students that qualify.

"Wouldn’t it be wonderful if churches all over Michigan did the same thing?” one of the pastors asked.

By Sarah Schuch
The Flint Journal

FLUSHING, Michigan — Some churches in the Flushing area are teaming with local schools to make sure that students have something to eat between school lunch Fridays and when they return to classes Mondays.

“I know that we have students that would receive breakfast and lunch at school, and that truly would be the only meals they would have,” said Kasey Cronin, executive director for curriculum and instruction for Flushing Community Schools. “It’s inspiring to know we have a community that will pull together and meet the needs of our students and work with us.”

The program, called Bread for Life, started last year with two Flushing elementary schools — Springview and Elms — but has expanded to all Flushing elementary schools this year.

Read more about the Bread for Life program.