Sentences with phrase «parents put food on the table»

To survive, they trek long distances in the search of firewood to sell — seeking to help their parents put food on the table.

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Sakima describes a time when her parents struggled to put food on the table.

Sueing worked throughout his high school years, starting as a janitor his sophomore year, to put food on the table for him, his four siblings, and his parents.

From day one, children are facing poverty as parents with disabilities struggle to make ends meet and put food on the table.

My parents worked extremely hard to be able to put food on the table, sometimes holding down two jobs at a time.

If you are a parent who doesn't often worry about putting food on the table or having a warm place for your child to go to sleep, wrapping your arms around this conversation may be quite difficult.

(Think of all the kids who's parents are now stuggling to put food on the table because of Bettina and she wants to save the school lunch program food, you must have a heart!!!)

Satter's idea is this: Our job as parents is to put healthy food on the table.

Eliminating applications reduces the administrative burden on school districts and reduces paperwork for parents struggling to put food on the table.

Eliminating applications reduces the administrative burden on school districts and reduces paperwork for parents struggling to put food on the table.

«Parents of children in poverty are working, trying to put food on the table,» said Edward Kliszus, the superintendent at Port Chester - Rye Union Free School District in Westchester County, where 61 percent of students are poor enough to qualify for lunch subsidies.

Then children over the age of 10 could pitch in at home to lessen the burden on overworked parents and help put good food on the table.

We champion parents» efforts to put meals on the table by creating systems and tools for meal planning and preparation, thereby creating important connections with food, family, and community.