Milwaukee mother raises $10K in donations to combat food insecurity for students at La Escuela Fratney Elementary

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — In Milwaukee County, one out of every four kids, or 25%, faces food insecurity.

Now, Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) mother Amanda Seppanen is fighting to bring that number down to zero.

In the fall, she began fundraising to help create food bags for students at La Escuela Fratney Elementary, where her child attends.

Since then, she’s garnered about $10,000 dollars and distributed 2,000 food bags packed with protein, pasta, canned veggies, and snacks…

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