From the Cafeteria to the Community

Sommer Purvis
Administrator of Child Nutrition Special Programs

Affiliation or Financial Disclosure

• Sommer Purvis
• Livingston Parish Public Schools
• Nothing to Disclose

Power, today, comes from sharing information, not withholding it.
~Keith Ferrazzi

Triumph Over Tragedy

The “Great Flood” of August 2016

• Schools closed for 21 days
• 15 schools damaged by flood waters
• 3 schools damaged beyond repair
• 90% of homes and businesses flooded
• Many students displaced or homeless