Brookline Thrives Feeds Brookline Students on Weekends

This week’s guest on BrooklineHub In-Depth is Brookline Thrives founder and program director Kim Kushner. Brookline Thrives is a Brookline Food Pantry Program.

Like other Brookline residents, Kushner saw a clear and present need for the 14+% of Brookline Public School students who receive free or reduced meals and went about making a difference. She rightly realized that if students were hungry during the weekday, they would be hungry on weekends as well. Brookline students are benefiting every weekend from Kushner’s efforts.

Brookline Thrives is a free food program for any Brookline school family who may benefit from additional food options over the weekend. Students receive bags of food at school on Fridays to take home. Families may also pick up Thrives food bags on Fridays from 5-6 PM at Brookline Food Pantry locations at 226 High Street and 55R Egmont Street.

When a young person doesn’t eat well, it makes a difference in their school academic performance, as well as every aspect of their lives.

If you want to help Kim Kushner make a true difference and can volunteer or donate to the Brookline Food Pantry. Just $275 will feed one student every weekend during the school year but any donation amount is appreciated.

Brookline Food Pantry is a 501c(3) nonprofit. Your donation to the pantry is tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. The interview with Brookline Thrives Kim Kushner premieres on “BrooklineHub In-Depth” on Monday, October 25.

“BrooklineHub In-Depth” is produced by BrooklineHub.com publisher, R. Harvey Bravman and Danielle Myers, a producer from Bravman’s for-profit company, ADW Video Productions.

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BrooklineHub.com is a 501C3 non-profit dedicated to reporting and commenting on life, culture, and community in Brookline. As part of our mission, we advocate for non-profits vital in making this a better place to live, and by sponsoring and supporting events that promote community-building. We hold the belief that as a community, we should foster the well-being of all, remaining mindful of our young people, seniors, and the underprivileged.