Edmonds students learn empathy with food drive initiative

At Seaview Elementary in Edmonds, librarian Cory Fortin wanted her students to understand that hunger can affect anyone.

EDMONDS, Wash. — Millions of Americans went without groceries during the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, leaving families who rely on SNAP benefits struggling to make ends meet.

At Seaview Elementary in Edmonds, librarian Cory Fortin wanted her students to understand that hunger can affect anyone.

“I wanted them to know that there are people who could be their neighbors, and they might have jobs and they might have cars, and they’re not homeless, but they do face food insecurity,” said Fortin.

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