Coastal Christian students help feed the hungry


A food drive last month at Coastal Christian School in Arroyo Grande garnered hundreds of pounds of food for the Food Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo County.

During the drive, students collected 579 pounds of nonperishable food that was donated to the Food Bank, which placed collection barrels at the campus, according to a spokeswoman.

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Food items that were donated include: canned soup, chili, tuna, peanut butter, cereal, rice, beans, oatmeal, pasta, pasta sauce, canned fruit, juice and vegetables.

About 40,000 people are hungry every day in the county, with 40 percent of those individuals children. Low-income, working families are the second-largest group of hungry residents in the county, according to the Food Bank.