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 In March, Executive Director Teddy Gross challenged Penny Harvest schools to help those who have been hit hard by the economic downturn by adopting a food pantry in their neighborhood. And, answer the call they did!
In just 3 weeks, 188 Penny Harvest Schools – and counting! - have joined The Full Pantry Project, donating $27,327 and pledging to do even more by lending a helpful hand (food drives, distributing food stamp information, painting walls, packing food, etc.).
To make this grant-making process even more meaningful for students, Common Cents is providing curriculum to teachers about nutrition and the root causes of hunger.
Featured Partnership:
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Students from Mott Hall at St. Augustine Food Pantry.
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Penny Harvest School: Mott Hall III (Bronx, NY)
Food Pantry: St. Augustine Food Pantry (Bronx, NY)
Grant: $250
Service: The students from Mott Hall III worked side-by-side with other community members to sort and package the groceries. In just 3 hours, they packaged enough food to feed more than 400 families.
More Resources:
- Visit our interactive map to see which Penny Harvest schools are supporting their local food pantry.
- Watch “Hunger Dreams” a short, educational video created by high school students to promote hunger awareness among Penny Harvest students.
 Senate Passes Serve America Act!
Last night, the Senate passed the Serve America Act by a roll call vote of 78 to 20. The bill will improve and strengthen the national service programs and increase levels of volunteerism, using service and social innovation to address our nation's most pressing challenges. The bipartisan legislation embodies President Obama's bold vision for service playing an important role in America becoming a stronger nation.
Thank you to everyone who contacted your Senator in support of the Serve America Act.
What we’ve been up to this month:
 Two hundred volunteers joined together to assemble more than 35,000 Penny Harvest Leader Pins for next year’s Penny Harvest Student Leaders.
- Representatives from Common Cents attended the 20th annual National Service-Learning Conference in Nashville, TN.
- Teddy Gross spoke at the “Multiple Pathways to Success: Graduation and Beyond” summit sponsored by America’s Promise Alliance. Teddy was a panelist alongside other Government and non-profit youth development agencies in the “Overarching Strategies: Service Learning” session.
- Common Cents trained representatives from 40 different Penny Harvest grantee organizations during three workshops focused on helping non-profits create meaningful relationships with the young grant-makers of the Penny Harvest.
- Common Cents received a $100,000 grant from State Farm’s Youth Advisory Board at a check-award assembly at PS1 in downtown Manhattan.
Photo of the Month
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Penny Harvesters at IS 24 in Staten Island put a sign outside the school windows thanking the local community for its help harvesting pennies for charity. The students are now making decisions on where to spend their philanthropic dollars.
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