SAPANG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Sapang, Jaen, Nueva Ecija, 3109

NARRATIVE REPORT ON COMMUNITY PANTRY

The Community Pantry is a notable phenomenon that suddenly struck the nation in the month

of April 2021. This while millions of Filipinos are waiting for the COVID-19 vaccines and

experiencing series of lockdowns in the different parts of the country.

Many poor Filipino families are suffering from hunger or nothing to eat due to series of

lockdowns in which many lost their jobs that disabled them to feed their family. Many believed that

these difficulties in life can be overcome by sharing and coming together.

The idea behind the community pantry was that people could take as much as they need and

donate as much as they can. Filipinos have instituted their own community pantry movement in which

many are willing to share resources to sustain it. This is a Filipino culture of Bayanihan Spirit that we

need to understand, work and support each other with common goal of fighting this pandemic and to

survive.

The concept behind community pantries is not new. School Pantry Programs are famous in the

United States. Some Universities in the United States developed food pantries to provide assistance to

students in crippling debt back in 2013.

Sapang Elementary School with the help of its stakeholders organize the School Community

Pantry that will benefits the students. The program also provided the accessible source of food

assistance to low-income students and their families. The program generally distributed fresh fruits and

vegetables, grains, eggs, noodles and canned goods, among others to students and their families.

Prepared by:
GWENDALYN T. CRUZ
Teacher III
Noted:
MARILOU R. MENDOZA
School Principal I
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Sapang, Jaen, Nueva Ecija, 3109

Community Pantry
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Sapang, Jaen, Nueva Ecija, 3109

OUTREACH PROGRAM
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Sapang, Jaen, Nueva Ecija, 3109

MILK FEEDING