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Student-run free grocery store helps feed Texas town's hungry The idea is to provide students with job skills, and at the same time help students, staff and community residents who are in need. Author: LUIS ANDRES HENAO (Associated Press) Published: 11:30 AM EST January 26, 2021 Updated: 11:30 AM EST January 26, 2021 SANGER, Texas — Traditional school stores might offer snacks and knickknacks, school gear and notebooks — but the one at Linda Tutt High School in Sanger, Texas, has a very different inventory and clientele. At Linda Tutt you ca...

LUIS ANDRES HENAO In this provided by Anthony Love, Hunter Weertman, 16, left, works alongside a fellow student to stock the refrigerator in the student-led free grocery store at Linda Tutt High School on Nov. 20, 2020, in Sanger, Texas. The store provides food, toiletries and household items to students, faculty and community members in need. (Anthony Love via AP) Traditional school stores might offer snacks and knickknacks, school gear and notebooks — but the one at Linda Tutt High School in Sanger, Texas, has a very different inventory and clientele. At Linda Tutt you can get everythin...

This grocery store takes good deeds in lieu of money to help families in need Dawn Jorgenson, Digital Content Editor, Graham Media Group Published:  Updated:  Tags:  Open sign. (Photo by Artem Beliaikin from Pexels.) This story is a part of our "Something Good" series, which is designed to remind you of all the goodness in the world: the moments that can make you smile, feel warm inside and applaud humanity. The COVID-19 pandemic has created a year in which hardships have been aplenty for so many, but one Texas high school has stepped up to not only help families in need, but also to encou...

The Daily Universe Valeriu Nicolae teaches a girl to learn brush her teeth correctly. The activist has earned praise for his tireless campaign to change for the better the lives of the Balkan country’s poorest and underprivileged residents, particularly the children. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) In one of the European Union’s poorest countries, Valeriu Nicolae hopes to reform the damage done to the most vulnerable demographic: children. Nicolae’s humanitarian organization, Casa Buna, helps young Romanians receive basic necessities and education. The organization helps 315 children, givin...

Weertman, 16, who is autistic, used to get bullied at his previous school. Working at the store has helped regain his confidence. Photos: Anthony Love via AP Traditional school stores might offer snacks and knickknacks, school gear and notebooks - but the one at Linda Tutt High School in Sanger, Texas, has a very different inventory and clientele. At Linda Tutt you can get everything from produce, milk and eggs to pasta, peanut butter and canned goods to dishwasher soap and laundry detergent. Students and staff can shop there, but on Tuesdays the store is open to the community. And it’s al...