Nearly 30 incarcerated men in northwest Kansas have donated $4,267 to help pay down unpaid school meal debt at Norton Community Schools, turning money raised inside a correctional facility into support for children in their local community. Members of Reaching Out From Within, a rehabilitation programme at Norton Correctional Facility, raised $3,810 from their personal funds during a spring and summer fundraiser. Kansas Department of Corrections staff added another $457, bringing the total to $4,267. The donation was presented to Norton Community Schools Superintendent Corey Roy on August 3 and will help provide meals for children whose families have struggled to pay their school accounts.
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