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Can't explain why it wasn't published until yesterday.

What is being done to help students living in poverty
The Athens Messenger
Posted: Sunday, October 19, 2014
By SARAH HAWLEY Messenger Staff Journalist

With a number of students in Athens County living in poverty or considered economically disadvantaged, what is being done to help those students succeed in the classroom and in life?

Throughout the county there are a variety of programs and options that are available in each of the school districts.

With needs ranging from transportation concerns to lack of food and medical care or not having adequate clothing, students and their families are seeing help available from some of the local schools.

“Some students depend on the meals here,” said Federal Hocking Supt. George Wood. Federal Hocking and Trimble both provide free breakfast and lunch to all students in the district. The free meals help to eliminate the stigma that may come along with receiving free or reduced price meals, while also making sure students are not hungry....

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