For students who rely on SNAP, school food pantries offer some relief

What is discussed, and when

1. 0:00 – 1:38: Brcher High School, government shutdown, Pennsylvania

Notable quotes from "For students who rely on SNAP, school food pantries offer some relief"

• At the end of each school week, students pack the pantry at Brcher High School.

  about Brcher High School · at 0:00

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

• Benjamin Ryan — Person · 1 mention

Companies & orgs

• Brcher High School — Company · 1 mention · first at 0:02
• Brashier High School — Company · 1 mention
• NPR — Company · 1 mention

Concepts & topics

• government shutdown — Concept · 1 mention · first at 0:19
  Family relies on the benefits they receive through SNAP. Benefits that were disrupted by the government shutdown.
• SNAP — Concept · 1 mention

Places & events

• Pennsylvania — Place · 1 mention · first at 0:38
  This story are minors and we're asking them and their families to discuss their finances. Pennsylvania was among the states that started to issue full SNAP benefits on Friday after a court order.

Full transcript with timestamps

0:00 At the end of each school week, students pack the pantry at Brcher High School. Every surface in the room is covered with fresh produce, dairy, frozen meat, even hygiene products. It's a big help for students like Ryan, who says his family relies on the benefits they receive through SNAP. Benefits that were disrupted by the government shutdown.

0:21 The economy is a little bit rough, so my mom said try and get some food, help out the family. So, that's what I'm doing today. Friday was the junior's second time inside the food pantry. We aren't using full names because the students in this story are minors and we're asking them and their families to discuss their finances. Pennsylvania was among the states that started to issue full SNAP benefits on Friday after a court order. Ryan's family received their full benefits, but the Trump administration has called those payments quote unauthorized. Given the uncertainty, Ryan's mom, Roberta, told NPR she's afraid to spend the money. She says the food pantry at her son's high school has been a godsend. Health teacher Christine Wolski keeps things moving at the pantry. Wolski helped open the pantry at Brashier last year.

1:11 We're getting more and more students because of the the SNAP benefits and stuff like that. So, we are seeing a lot more students.

1:17 The pantry at Brashier was created to support student learning. And because of that, Wolski says it will continue to serve students each week, even when the government reopens and staff payments go through.

1:30 If you're not fed, you're not learning. So that's one of the reasons why we're like hitting this so

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What is discussed in "For students who rely on SNAP, school food pantries offer some relief"?

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How long is "For students who rely on SNAP, school food pantries offer some relief"?

The episode runs 2 min; the transcript is about 281 words in 5 timestamped sections.

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