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B.I.G. Feed fights food insecurity in Wylie ISD

by | Aug 29, 2024 | Education, Latest

Students from the Adulting Well class at Wylie High help pack more than 80 food bags each week for WISD students in need through the backpack/B.I.G. Feed program. Courtesy Rebekah Rodgers

Driven by the urgent need to address students’ weekend hunger, the B.I.G. Feed initiative at Wylie United Methodist Church has been quietly making a significant impact on the lives of children in Wylie Independent School District since 2009.

The program’s origins stem from a disturbing realization by church members that many students who relied on free and reduced lunch programs were returning to school on Mondays hungry.

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