Fresh produce, staples and ‘beautiful little surprises’: School food pantries help families with groceries

Some of the students who come to the school food pantry at Lemon Crest Elementary in Lakeside are shy. Others speak limited English. But already, there’s a second-grader who hugs Kelcy Sutton, a school counselor who runs the program, every time he sees her. “I don’t know other languages, but he saw love and acceptance, and he saw me trying to help,” she said Wednesday, just before families ...