CALDWELL, Idaho — The Caldwell School District has introduced a new resource designed to support families struggling with food insecurity, transforming a space at Wilson Elementary into what looks like a small grocery store.

The initiative came after a survey conducted last fall revealed a significant need in the community.

Click here to see the new Wilson Elementary Food Pantry: Caldwell School District opens new food pantry to help families with food insecurity

"A lot of our families shared that there is food insecurity in their household," Anette Perez said.

Perez, the Caldwell School District community school coordinator at Wilson Elementary, spearheaded the effort to create the on-site food pantry. While the district already provides free school lunches to students, she wanted

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