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Radio Extra: Students Behind Effort To Give Backpacks Of Food To Homeless

January 16, 2015 9:50am | Updated January 16, 2015 9:50am
From left, Cameron McCoy, Madeline Poole and Kyla Frenchwood are among the students participating in the Lead2Feed program at the Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences in Mount Greenwood. The program aims to teach students leadership through group projects aimed at solving the hunger crisis.
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DNAinfo/Howard A. Ludwig

MOUNT GREENWOOD — When faced with the challenge to solve hunger, students at the Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences chose to think local.

The 33 students in JaMonica Marion's agriculture education class last month launched a project called Backpack Foods. First, they'll raise money and collect donations of non-perishable foods at the high school in Mount Greenwood.

On this DNAinfo Radio Extra, Howard Ludwig discusses how the program works, and what the kids are learning:

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