Students in four Georgia public school districts will get their lunch debts paid after a $1 million donation from the Arby's Foundation.

Over 7,000 students in Georgia with unpaid lunch balances are getting a helping hand following a $1 million initiative from the Arby’s Foundation, the nonprofit announced Thursday.

  • oakey66@lemmy.world
    252·
    9 months ago

    I hate seeing these articles as if those people should be thankful for the kindness of some random person instead of being angry that school lunch debt is something that actually exists.

    • JoBo@feddit.uk
      111·
      9 months ago

      I fucking hate massive corporations laundering their reputations like this. If they cared, they’d lobby for higher taxes on the rich to pay for free school meals and a bazillion other things that govt should provide but doesn’t.

      • oakey66@lemmy.world
        71·
        9 months ago

        Exactly. Not to mention that there are states that had minor increases on the wealthiest of the state and made school lunches free. This country is abysmal.

      • Daveyborn@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        9 months ago

        This is also important to remember too, hopefully enough people realize it’s an attempt at a pr boost.

    • rdyoung@lemmy.world
      36·
      9 months ago

      Why can’t both be happening. Don’t assume that they aren’t aware and bothered by the school systems way of doing things.