She can hear class bells ring at Keno Elementary School and listens to students playing at recess at the southern Oregon school. So she knew she had to act when she learned that some of those young people could possibly go hungry because of the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak.
So Kindt did something about it: she put $75 on a gift card to pay for student lunches at her store, Klamath River Gas. She later added another $40. Other residents in the small town did something too — they’ve chipped in more than $500 so far. ‘The best and the worst’ Keno is part of Klamath County, population 68,238. The median income was $43,522 in 2018, according to Census numbers. That’s almost $17,000 less than the national median income.
The district has almost 7,000 students and 20 schools. It covers 6,000 square miles, making it Oregon’s geographically largest district, O’Donnell said. “A lot of people, including school districts, are going above and beyond to make sure kids are fed, safe and educated.” In 2018, while the stock market was high and unemployment rates were low, 26 million adults and 11 million children lived in “food insecure” households, according to a USDA report. In real life, “food insecure” means people are forced to ration food or choose between food and other necessities, Berg explained.
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this woman is brilliant! It helps that this is a 'tight-knit' community. she is also wisely marketing her business, which I am sure the town will remember when this is over. Best wishes to her!
More of this woman, please! Be this woman!
Hero.