The North Texas Food Bank Kids Camp uses play money to help kids visualize where money goes on a budget, and see how little is left for food.
held a summer camp for kids for the first time on Monday. About 20 children signed up for an eye-opening education about food insecurity.
An estimated 1 in 5 children in North Texas is living with food insecurity. Campers toured the food bank warehouse to see how their donated cans of food make it to the people who need it, packed meals to distribute, and spent time in the garden learning how to grow their own food.
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