Spring Food Drive

In March, middle and upper school students on the Cade campus collected canned goods for their annual spring food drive. Items collected included 116 packages of oatmeal, 70 packages of grits, 53 pounds of rice, 62 cans of beans, 27 cans of soup, 24 pounds of peanut butter, 10 jars of jelly, and 9 pounds of dried beans. Most of the food went to help neighboring students address food insecurity while not in school during spring break. The USDA defines food insecurity as “limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods or limited or uncertain ability to acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways.” About 15% of  Louisiana’s population experiences food insecurity. Nearly 12% of the population in Lafayette Parish and over 15% of the residents of Iberia Parish don’t have enough to eat regularly. The collected items benefited the food pantries at Solomon House in New Iberia and St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Lafayette. Thanks to the Cade students and parents who made this drive such a success!