TX Church Raises $24K To Pay Off Austin School District’s Lunch Debt

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Covenant Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas, has pledged to pay off the lunch debt for all students in the Austin Independent School District (AISD) for the 2022-23 school year. The $24-thousand donation will take care of all the existing debt and help to prevent any additional debt from accumulating for the rest of the school year.

The church’s mission committee had $200-thousand to fund projects and decided that "feeding kids should never be an issue for a school district or a family to have to worry about," according to Mission Director Whitney Bell. Covenant Presbyterian Senior Pastor Thomas Daniel emphasized that the students' debt is a sign of a larger problem and he expressed pride in the church's decision to address this issue.

Although the Austin school district says they never deny students food, they don’t have the funds to cover courtesy meals. The district currently relies on crowdfunding to feed students who can’t afford to pay for their own meals. Bell hopes the church’s donation will fill a gap that others haven't been able to address.

Source: CBS Austin


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