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7 days ago
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WSAV kicks off ‘School's Out' summer food drive to fight childhood hunger
CHATHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WSAV) — School's out but hunger isn't taking a vacation. Thousands of children across Coastal Georgia face a summer without reliable access to meals. That's why WSAV is teaming up with Second Harvest for the third annual School's Out Summer Food Drive and the need has never been greater. The kitchen at Second Harvest prepares nearly 9,000 meals a day and the month of June is crucial to help fill the gap left when school meals go away. 'Hunger's not going to go away, and childhood hunger especially is not going to go away. A lot of the people with children that get these meals – both parents are working – and they just can't make ends meet. This is especially during the summer, they can't make meals,' said Mary Jane Crouch, the Executive Director of Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia. WSAV has teamed up with Second Harvest to fight rising food insecurity as school lets out. With 1 in 5 Georgia children facing hunger and 22 percent living below the poverty line in the Coastal Empire, this summer food drive is critical. WSAV is collecting shelf-stable, kid-friendly items like applesauce, oatmeal and soup, meals children can open, heat, and eat on their donation helps fill backpacks with nutritious food so kids can enjoy summer with sunshine, play and full stomachs. 'A lot of teachers talk about the academic loss during the summer, and a lot of that has to do with the lack of the proper nutrition. The children aren't getting those nutritious meals at school. This food drive in summer is really important to make sure when those kids go back to school, they're ready to learn,' said Crouch. WSAV's first donation event is Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Clearwave Fiber located on Canal Street in Pooler. If you can't make it today, there are other dates we have set up for drive-up, drop-off food collection. For drop-off dates and a full list of items you can donate, visit Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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12-05-2025
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WSAV continues Schools Out Summer Food Drive
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – For the third year in a row, WSAV News 3 is teaming with Clearwave Fiber and our viewers to ensure thousands of meals for the Coastal Empire in its 'School's Out Summer Food Drive.' The Savannah area food drive will benefit America's Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia. The community-wide campaign is designed to help children who normally depend on free or reduced breakfast and lunch during the school year but who may not have easy access to nutritious food during the summer months. The following dates are set for drive-up, drop-off food collection: Tuesday, June 3 Clearwave Fiber 135 Canal Street, Pooler Tuesday, June 10 Food Lion 2208 East Derenne Avenue, Savannah Thursday, June 12 Food Lion 8914 White Bluff Road, Savannah Tuesday June 17 Food Lion 3500 US-17, Richmond Hill Thursday June 19 Food Lion 1017 US-80 East, Pooler Donors are asked to give any of the following items which are designed for children to be able to easily open, heat and eat: Applesauce or Fruit Cups (individual cups) Beef Stew Boxed crackers Canned vegetables and beans (pop tabs) Canned soup (pop tabs) Canned tuna and chicken Cereal (individual packs) Cereal bars Instant mashed potatoes Oatmeal (individual packs) Pasta noodles Pasta sauce (non-glass containers) Peanut butter & jelly Ramen noodles Rice Soup The items will be collected, sorted, boxed and distributed to children and families in our area that America's Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia serves. According to Feeding America, food insecurity is defined as 'a lack of consistent access to enough food for every person in a household to live an active, healthy life.' It's an ongoing and consistent problem in parts of the United States, especially in the South. Over 47 million people in the United States and 1.4 million in the state of Georgia experience food insecurity. Second Harvest provided more than 19 million meals in 2023. Of those meals, more than 750,000 were distributed to children considered at-risk for hunger. Check back for more information on the 'School's Out Summer Food Drive' as details on exact locations and times become available. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
