Barnstable High School opens food pantry [Video]

PANDEMIC. JANUARY 2019 FOOD INSECURITY ALSO AN ISSUE ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS TAKING MATTERS INTO THEIR OWN HANDS. BRIANNA BORGHI SHOWS US HOW BARNSTABLE IS SERVING UP A SOLUTION. TUCKED INSIDE BARNSTABLE HIGH SCHOOL, YOU’LL FIND A BRAND NEW INITIATIVE YEARS IN THE MAKING. THIS WAS AN AREA THAT I SAW AND I WAS LIKE, GEEZ, I COULD MAKE THIS INTO A FOOD PANTRY ROOM. AS THE DISTRICT’S FOOD NUTRITIONAL DIRECTOR, DAVE BEDO, HAD A HEARTY IDEA COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC. START A FOOD PANTRY TO ADDRESS GROWING NEED IN THE COMMUNITY. CANNED CORN WON HIS VISION. NOW COMING TO LIFE TO KNOW THAT YOU. KNOW, WE’RE REALLY MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY. IT’S JUST IT’S IT’S IT’S WHAT WE DO. OPENING THE REDHAWKS FOOD PANTRY WAS A REAL GROUP, AND LOCAL EFFORT, A COLLABORATION BETWEEN STOP AND SHOP, CAPE COD COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN’S ALLIANCE, CAPABILITY AND CHATHAM HARVESTERS …