SARPY COUNTY, Neb. (KMTV)– Businesses are teaming up with a local Sarpy County organization for a fundraiser to help fight food insecurity and pay off lunch debt for students across the county.
- 25% of students in some Sarpy County communities face food insecurity with $175,000 in total school lunch debt
- Local businesses are organizing a Feb. 7 fundraiser at Smash Park in La Vista to raise $25,000 for students
- School lunch debt has increased by nearly $30,000 from last year across Sarpy County districts
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In some communities across Sarpy County, 25% of students face food insecurity, and across the school districts, there is $175,000 in school lunch debt, according to Lift Up Sarpy County.
This is nearly a $30,000 increase from last year, so businesses and organizations decided to raise money to pay down the debt…