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A look at the upcoming school year.
 In 2014, Indianapolis was ranked the worst in the nation for having the most areas of people with limited access to food. Since then, those numbers have only gotten worse. These areas are collectively labeled as, “food deserts,” meaning areas where residents must travel miles out of their way to simply get groceries.
Since its inception, The Patachou Foundation’s mission has been a simple response to this dire need: To feed nutritious meals to at risk and food insecure children in Indianapolis.
This coming fall, The Foundation will be serving meals at seven Indianapolis-area schools. That is two more than we served last year! Due to this extraordinary growth, we are always searching for new volunteers.
If you would like to help us serve food, contact us at volunteer@thepatachoufoundation.org.
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The Patachou Foundation is nearing its goal of 16,000 meals served in 2016. Through June, we have served over 7,500 meals to students in Indianapolis who face daily food insecurity. 
The volunteer spotlight this quarter goes to Cheryl Barcus. Cheryl’s commitment and dedication toward educating children in our community about the importance of a well-balanced diet is both admirable and praiseworthy.
- I would let them know that I was not always the healthiest eater, so I understand how hard it may be to change what they are used to. But once I was exposed to healthier foods, my overall health and how I felt improved dramatically and my illnesses disappeared. It made me a believer and I think what The Patachou Foundation teaches them will make them believers as well.
