\u201cI\u2019m a single parent, so all the responsibility lies on me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That\u2019s what Lashay told us when we met her at her workplace. And speaking of being responsible for children \u2013 Lashay doesn’t just have her own kids. She works as a principal\u2019s assistant at Tri-Cities High School in Georgia, where she helps hundreds of children and teens to balance their academic and personal lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At home, Lashay is used to operating on a tight budget. With three kids, high food prices, and inflation, bills stack up quickly. She sometimes struggles to afford enough food for her family, on top of paying the necessary bills. The challenges Lashay faces are mirrored in the lives of the students she serves. Many of the kids at Tri-Cities are also working through adversity, experiencing poverty and contending with other factors outside their control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lashay helps them as best she can, but what they need most \u2013 her family included \u2013 is access to the same resources, like food and household and school supplies, that other people take for granted.<\/p>\n\n\n