I GET BY WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS

This decision affects both families who rely on the subsidized lunch program’s nutrition, as well as families who like the convenience of sending their kids with money for a hot lunch.

Thankfully, some parents and supportive community members are working to bridge the gap. Parents like Angela Wolfe of Clark Fork are taking it upon themselves to make sure a hot meal is provided to the students. She has met with Super 1 Foods in Sandpoint and has agreed to purchase all food there for the hot lunches she prepares. She is currently paying for all the groceries herself. If you would like to donate monetarily towards her goal of five hot lunches for kids every week, Super 1 has agreed to hold her receipts so anyone who wants to donate a gift card towards the grocery bill can see where their money is being spent. With enrollment holding at 88 students, Clark Fork High School recently lost its district-funded hot lunch program. Instead of a hot lunch like other schools, sack lunches are prepared off-site and transported to the school two times a week and held until their distribution day. No breakfast options are currently offered.

The Filling Station Christian Youth Center in Clark Fork has been serving meals after school from their commercial kitchen ever since the meal program was cut in October. After school the kids flock to the Filling Station to fill their stomachs and hang out with friends. Upwards of 60 kids are served meals at the Filling Station, approximately three times the amount that were partaking when hot lunch was served at the school. Donations for meals there can be made directly to the Filling Station via their website: www.fillingstationyouth.com.