Food for Schools

Food to Help Students Focus on Learning

Hungry children perform worse in school, are sick more often, and have more social and behavioral problems. That’s why PORCH started the Food For Schools program – to get healthy snack foods into the hands of children who need them the most, so they can attend classes and focus on learning.

Through a collaboration with the schools’ social workers, and thanks to sponsorships from local businesses and benefactors, PORCH is able to provide snacks – like protein and granola bars, cheese crackers, and other non-perishables – so that students can keep both body and mind nourished, eliminating distraction due to hunger. The program has been implemented in all 19 Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, as well as the district-wide pre-K program, and two after-school programs. If you are interested in becoming a Food for Schools sponsor, please reach out for more information.

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Thank You to Our Generous 2022 Sponsors

Food for Schools relies solely on the support of sponsors to provide healthy snacks. Please help us express our gratitude by supporting their businesses and organizations!

alignmint – Martha Newport, Realtor

Amy Guskiewicz, Realtor, Fonville Morisey

Andrea Cash Creative

Chapel Hill-Carrboro Sunrise Rotary Club

Donald and Mary McDonnell

Elefante Financial Services

Ellis Family Dentistry

Erika Buchholtz, Erika & Co. For Your Home

Farmhouse Lawn and Landscape

Fitch Lumber

FurnitureLab

Gallagher Management Services

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

Kitchen & Bath Galleries 

Lloyd Tire & Alignment

Meadowmont Dentistry

Pelion Benefits, Inc.

Rice’s Glass Company

Scroggs Family

Shake Shack

Southern Village Pharmacy

Sparrow & Sons Plumbing

The Christine Khoury Team

The Parlour at Manns Chapel

To the Woods

Tony Hall & Associates

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Collecting & Donating Non-perishables to Pantries

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