Adopt-A-School: School struggles to feed kids as donations dwindle

Fraserview Learning Centre in Mission is facing a funding crisis for its breakfast and lunch programs, essential for student success according to youth care worker Kirsten Leigh Castonguay. A decline in donations due to rising food and housing costs, as well as pandemic aftershocks, has left the school struggling to provide for its 120 vulnerable students. Castonguay has applied for $20,000 through the Vancouver Sun’s Adopt-A-School program to address the students’ basic needs, emphasizing the importance of nutrition for their academic achievement.

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