MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) – It’s a problem that often goes unnoticed. Students are unable to pay for lunch or go into debt over a basic need.
But one Midland man is stepping up to change that with his new “Food First” campaign making sure no child should be hungry at school.
Over the past five years, Karl Boroski and his team at R.O.P.E Youth have fed over 60,000 youth in Midland, but when kids go back to school, some are unable to receive the same lunch as others due to debt.
That’s when he started his “Food First” initiative for all schools.
Karl Boroski, Founder and Executive Director of R.O.P.E Youth, said “Some of our volunteers were wondering why some of the kids had a regular lunch and some of the kids had a cheese…