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6:38 pm
Thu December 29, 2011

Program keeps Detroit students well-fed through the holidays

Credit Detroit Public Schools
A father and daughter pick up a food basket in Detroit

Some Detroit Public Schools are open part-time over the two-week holiday break.

The district’s Holiday Learning Fest program tries to keep kids engaged in fun academic activities. But it also aims to keep them well-fed.

On Thursday, volunteers handed out food baskets to parents as they picked up their kids. Gleaners and the United Way donated the fresh food baskets.

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