South Bay Organization Working To Feed Title 1 Students

LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Many low income children are fed breakfast and lunch at school, but they may not eat again until the following Monday.

Food for Kids is a Volunteer Center program working to change that by delivering non-perishable food to Title One elementary school children in the Compton and Long Beach Unified School Districts.

The food is prepared to be consumed over the weekend by the children and their low-income families.

Every Friday, Volunteer Center volunteers assemble and deliver shopping bags to the schools for the students.

Each bag consists of ten items including, for example, pasta, canned tuna, oatmeal, soup, applesauce, rice, beans, canned beef, peas, and cereals.

Food donations are provided by both individuals and corporate sectors of the community.

The organization's goal is to expand the Food for Kids program to help many more families in need.

The program is currently helping around 150 children and the Volunteer Center hopes to expand to other schools in the future.