LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas-area program that started small, supplying food to 20 students at one school 14 years ago, has grown into a nonprofit that provides weekend meals for about 3,800 students at 80 southern Nevada schools.
Serving Our Kids Executive Director Dale Darcas said that when he asked school counselors what children needed most, other than back-to-school supplies, they said food for the weekend.
This fall, amid coronavirus pandemic economic hardships, Darcas says he's seen a 27% increase in referrals from school counselors. He tells the Las Vegas Sun the need is much greater now than it's ever been.