School Lunch Repack Pilot Program News Today

KVRR Local News A total of 134 servings were repackaged and 116 were claimed April 8, 2021 Officials say the School Lunch Repack Pilot Program has been a big success. Over the past month, 86% of the repacked servings were claimed by students. Liberty Middle School’s food pantry will continue to hand out the 18 remaining meals until the end of the school year or until they are all gone. One of the challenges with continuing the program will be getting funding for the food containers. “We wer...

KVRR Local News FARGO, WEST FARGO AND MOOHREAD PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE TESTING THE SCHOOL LUNCH REPACK PILOT PROGRAM March 4, 2021 WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A pilot program at Fargo, West Fargo and Moorhead Public Schools aims to eliminate food waste by making sure no student goes hungry. “In the pandemic especially, we have realized there’s a lot of need out there,” said West Fargo Public Schools Director of Food Service Dana Reith. She says food waste has always been a concern in school ...