Barren County School District helping over the holidays

BARREN COUNTY, Ky. – In the wee hours of the morning, school staff helped put together hot spaghetti dinners, hams and dry goods boxes for families who are a part of the Barren County School District.

News 40 spoke to organizers of the food drive, who said the impact it makes on the community and students helping is great. The food drive started around six years ago with students in the biomedical science class wanting to aid the community in some way, and now it’s a tradition still carried on by staff and students.

The new instructor for the Biomed class said her students feel a great sense of pride in being able to help out fellow Trojans, and that they “truly have a servants heart” when it comes to this project.

According to family resource coordinator, 57% of the district is below the poverty, but even those families who might benefit more from help will often say the kindness would be better spent on someone else. However, this is all about spreading love and positivity throughout the community, regardless of socio-economic status.

The food can go a long way for some families with the nutrition services director telling us that 1 in 4 students have their last meal at school, a statistic specific to Barren County, so this is something that can benefit those families who might have difficulty providing a meal during breaks from school.