Two Broken Arrow students are working to make a difference in their community during the school day.

Theyre championing their neighbors in need by making sure they dont go hungry.

As Penelope Mitchell and Jilian Jedamski make their way through the halls of Vanguard Academy, theyre checking on food donations in several different classrooms.

Started out of a class project focused on homelessness and need, it quickly turned into a practical way to help their neighbors.

Ever since I was a little kid, Ive always had such a big heart for people that are in need, said Jilian Jedamski.

Jedamski and Mitchell say they came up with the idea of a school wide food driver after some research.

They learned one in four children in Eastern Oklahoma struggles with hunger and 53% of working families do

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