Students from Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) held their fourth annual Drive Out Hunger event Saturday at the Berna Facio Professional Development Complex, collecting non‑perishable food items from local businesses, community organizations and individual donors. The food will be taken to the APS McKinney‑Vento Warehouse and distributed to families and children experiencing homelessness or in foster care, according to KOB.
Representatives from each APS high school participated, loading the donations onto moving trucks for transport. Eldorado High School student Emma Valdez, who has volunteered for three years, told KOAT, “I think it’s important because we do have a lot of students that may not have the food that they’re necessarily needing.” She added that the event’s community support continues to grow.
KOB highlighted that the program benefits both homeless and foster youth, noting a student who began volunteering in 2023 said, “Through the rain, through the sunshine we’ve still persevered and we are here and everyone is helping out.” The student emphasized the commitment of peers and advisors in giving back to the community.
In addition to the food drive, APS Activities partnered with Raising Cane’s for a fundraiser. Each Raising Cane’s location in Albuquerque will donate 15 percent of net sales for orders that mention the fundraiser or use code RCFUNDS96 at checkout, with the promotion running until 9 p.m. Saturday, as reported by KOAT.
What’s next: Residents who missed the drive can still support the effort by ordering from Raising Cane’s before the 9 p.m. deadline on Saturday and using the code RCFUNDS96. Additional donation drop‑off points remain open at participating schools through the end of the week.
