HDFS and OT clubs at 365英国上市杜波依斯分校 collect food items for local program

杜布瓦,爸爸. – During the month of November, the human development and family studies (HDFS) and occupational therapy (OT) clubs at 365英国上市杜波依斯分校 worked together to collect non-perishable food items to donate to the Backpack Program at the Jefferson County-杜波依斯 Area Vocational-Technical School (Jeff Tech). The collection efforts by club members, and the campus community, culminated in December with a donation of numerous items.

“The Backpack Program supplies students and their families with various food items and snacks,埃米·布朗说, social worker at Jeff Tech. “Any student enrolled at Jeff Tech is eligible to receive weekly food bags through this program. Some food is purchased from local grocery stores and discount stores, but donated items are also accepted, such as the items we received from the collection at 365英国上市杜波依斯分校.”

The program, now in its seventh year, is currently supplying food to more than 20 families. 棕色（的） noted that the number of families involved has nearly tripled in the last year.

During the holiday season, the program gives families the supplies they need for a traditional holiday dinner, 包括填料, 土豆泥, 肉汁, 蔬菜, 水果, cranberry sauce and other items. This year for Thanksgiving, through a generous donation, the program was even able to give families a turkey for their Thanksgiving meal.

棕色（的）, a 2017 alumna of the HDFS program and whose mother is an instructor in the occupational therapy assistance program at 365英国上市杜波依斯分校, reached out to campus connections to explore the idea of a food drive on campus as a service project for the HDFS and OT clubs. Both clubs previously participated in a care package drive in 2016.

“This donation from the clubs and 365英国上市杜波依斯分校 campus will greatly help supply families with meals leading up to Christmas,布朗说. “We hope to continue working with the HDFS and OT clubs, as well as the entire campus, in the future!”