NORFOLK, Va. — According to the Federation of Virginia Food Banks, one in every eight Virginians are facing food insecurity, and the government shutdown has worsened this problem for many families across Hampton Roads. Old Dominion University staff and students collected and donated more than 100,000 non-perishable food items from August through October through their Monarchs Give Back campaign.
Amulya Sai Jonnalagadda was an ODU international student and is now an ODU staff member and volunteer for the Monarchs Give Back campaign.
“I feel like it’s a circle now. That I was getting help from them, now I’m giving back,” Jonnalagadda said…