Students Change Hunger Week – Amy Hernandez, High School Student

It’s Students Change Hunger Week- Amy Hernandez High School Student was a lot of fun and very interesting! I asked her about how her school is involved with the CFBNJ and how they handle student change Hunger. We have staggering statistics here in New Jersey when it comes to hunger.  Especially for a state that some would consider somewhat affluent. Nearly 1 million people in the state are food insecure which is about 1 in 9.  That includes over 260,000 children or 1 in 8.  It’s so sad to hear about those neighbors in need and when we do realize the gravity of the situation, many of us want to do something, which is why it’s so important that Amy came on my show to talk about ways to be involved, specifically for the youth out there to get involved in Students Change Hunger. Amy explained how her school did so well last year raising so much for the CFBNJ.  And she said the “friendly competition” is a nice added incentive.  Her school encourages all grades to take part and they decorate their collection boxes in a fun way and show support for CFBNJ. It was great to speak to a young lady who is living out the program and doing her best to raise food and awareness about food insecurity.  It’s so important to get the word out there because sometimes we’re focused on other things and not necessarily thinking about how many people here in our great state are food insecure. Amy was a pleasure to talk to and is a model high school student that I’m hoping will have many other students want to follow in her footsteps. Check out my discussion with Amy below and if you want to be involved in some way, be sure to head to the CFBNJ website. [audio mp3="https://wdhafm.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2024/10/Amy-Hernandez-With-Mike-Anthony.mp3"][/audio]