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Kansas Prisoners Raised $4,267 to Help Pay Down a School’s Lunch Debt

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Kansas Prisoners Raised $4,267 to Help Pay Down a School’s Lunch Debt

When Corey Roy visited a prison in Norton, Kansas, nearly 30 incarcerated men were waiting to present him with a donation. Roy was the superintendent of the local school district, and the men had heard that some families were struggling to pay for their children’s meals. They’d spent months collecting money to help. By the … Read more

A Boy Said He Wanted Food and School — That Answer Became 3 Million Meals a Day

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A Boy Said He Wanted Food and School — That Answer Became 3 Million Meals a Day

In 2002, Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow was visiting a family in Malawi, where a terrible famine was leaving people struggling to find enough food. The family’s mother was dying from an AIDS-related illness. Sitting beside her was her 14-year-old son, Edward. MacFarlane-Barrow asked the boy what he wanted most in life. Edward didn’t talk about becoming rich … Read more