Feeding kids at New Hope High School

As EPC finds its post-pandemic normal, an important ministry can again start!

About five years ago, our congregation adopted New Hope High School (NHHS).  This LISD school serves students who, for a variety of reasons, have not thrived in a regular school environment.  New Hope offers a small school environment with extra academic and emotional supports in order to help these students successfully graduate.

The school is very small, consisting of several attached portables.  There is no cafeteria.  This lack is even more sobering because a good number of the students have unstable housing situations and/or do not have easy access to food outside of school.  The school has a kitchen and refrigerator, but food items for the students are needed to fill this need.

EPC has partnered with NHHS and provided for needs in the area of academic tutoring, mentoring, and physical needs of food and clean clothing.  Remembering how Jesus fed the 5000 with bread and just a few fish that His disciples collected, we also collect a special food offering, our “Mark 6” offering, on the third Sunday of each month, and use these food items to fill the pantry of NHHS.  This is a great opportunity for our children to be involved in selecting and then bringing items to our baskets that they know other kids would want to eat!

Let’s join together and fill up the food pantry at New Hope High School with
these suggested items:

Freezer and refrigerated items will need to be delivered directly to the school(during regular school hours)
401 S W Drive, Leander 78641 They are not to be included in the Sunday offering.

Yogurt
Hot Pockets
Microwavable frozen breakfast items, ex. sausage biscuits, chicken sandwiches, hamburgers, mini pizzas

These items can be included in the Mark 6 offering on the third Sunday of each
month.

Oatmeal
Individual cereal boxes
Breakfast bars
Soup
Crackers
Individual servings of microwavable mac and cheese
Microwavable individual cups of ramen noodles
Microwavable lunch items
Peanut Butter
Jelly
Packaged crackers with peanut butter or cheese
Snack bars
Fresh fruit that will hold up, (apples, oranges)
Fruit cups
Individual packages nuts, trail mix
Individual bags of veggie chips
Individual bags of chips
Raisins
Fruit snacks (Rollups)
Packaged cookies (Famous Amos)
Individual servings of fruit juices
Capri Sun
Plastic spoons and forks
Paper products – 16” bowls, paper plates
Laundry Detergent Pods
Keurig K-Cup Pods

Questions?  Ask a deaconess or deacon about food ideas and other ways to get involved in this ministry!