The CASI Community Grants program is focused on education, social services and issues involving women and children with an emphasis on underrepresented populations. 

Food insolvency is a problem everywhere. According to research by Feeding Texas, the Lone Star State suffers the highest food insecurity population in the United States, with 5.3 million Texans unsure of where their next meal might come from. In particular, 22.2 percent, or one-in-five Texas kids, experience hunger. Frisco Student Fastpacs is trying to put a stop to that.

Aiming its focus squarely on the Frisco Independent School District, the group provides meals to 1,250 children. Delivering 187,500 weekend meals throughout the school year, Fastpacs also offers more than 65,000 student snacks in that timeframe. The impact of the group has been so pronounced and impactful that the group has opened its playbook to others.

Heather Canterbury, Executive Director of Frisco Student Fastpacs, said she’s hosted and called non-profits and food service agencies all across the country to share their results and success stories, in hopes of eliminating childhood hunger forever.

HRI staff work with the young people, providing legal aid and professional support while documenting experiences and stories to support their path to asylum. In addition, HRI offers resource navigation support for clients, partnering them with food pantries, holiday gift drives, back to school supplies and financial assistance. Click here to learn more about Frisco Fastpacs.