As Va. proposal to expand free school meals stalls, nonprofit works to ensure no child goes hungry

As Va. proposal to expand free school meals stalls, nonprofit works to ensure no child goes hungry

On a summer afternoon, a 9-year-old girl faced BetterALife founder Elizabeth Ford. The young girl’s mother told her to stop by the Purcellville, Virginia-based nonprofit, and she told Ford that she hadn’t yet eaten that day. So Ford made her an entire pot of macaroni and cheese. She ate the entire thing. Since 2016, Ford’s nonprofit has offered students and families the opportunity to take food home and ensure they don’t go hungry. But she said …