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Donate now to help erase student lunch debt in Utah

Posted at 11:27 AM, May 09, 2023
and last updated 2023-05-11 18:28:58-04

Imagine a Utah student not being allowed to take part in graduation activities because of a simple school lunch debt. Numbers show that students in the state are currently burdened with over $1.7 million in lunch debt, and one penalty could be not being able to walk with their class at graduation.

With the end of a pandemic-era relief program, families are being asked to help cover the costs to feed their children in school.

FOX 13 is leading the charge to erase that debt, along with help from charitable Utahns, with the goal of raising $120,000 to help high school seniors eliminate their money owed. All the funds raised... 100%... will be donated to Utah’s public schools to help pay the lunch debt for seniors whose participation in graduation is at risk.

As a boost, the Scripps Howard Fund will match all donations up to $10,000.

No child should go hungry, and no one should be denied their participation in graduation due to the burden of school lunch debt.

Head to the form below to donate, or text LUNCHDEBT to 50155 to make a secure, tax-deductible donation.