sibility and Eth... Case Application 2 FN Every Kid Fed: Addressing Childhood Hunger Through Social Entrepreneurship While in graduate school, Shanay Thompson volunteered to work with at-risk high school students. Shanay noticed that students increasingly asked her for food. Some said they were bullied at school when they ate the free lunches provided. Others said there was no food available at home. Shanay already knew that a lack of food makes it nearly impossible for kids to learn. But hearing these kids' stories in person was different ... and she found it to be too difficult to just hand them a snack and get back to her own life. Shanay had the idea of a food pantry-a place where students (or someone else from their family) could get needed food before or after school or at lunch without feeling embarrassed. The principal of the school where Shanay was volunteering approved the idea. Before long, Shanay realized that she couldn't stop with just one school. She targeted low-income schools and started an organization called Every Kid Fed. K Show Allid Eth... Irvin their ianlily , could get needed lood before or after school or at lunch FN without feeling embarrassed. The principal of the school where Shanay was volunteering approved the idea. Before long, Shanay realized that she couldn't stop with just one school. She targeted low-income schools and started an organization called Every Kid Fed. To get her first pantry started, Shanay chipped in her own money. She needed more food, though, so she started spending her weekends asking ten to fifteen grocery store managers for gift cards. That approach lasted for about three months. Teachers and counselors were referring students in need to the pantries, and the food was going fast. 159 Shanay thought her next move should be to write grant proposals. But she was concerned about the competition for grants and the slow grant approval process. As she put it, she was "competing with a ton of wonderful nonprofits for grants through this same standard process, so I said what the heck, I'm going to start emailing the CEOs of these big companies. To my surprise, it actually worked."366 CEOs of companies, such as Amazon and Salesforce, put her in touch with their community outreach departments. And Shanay was able K to quickly acquire funds. Show AllFN going to start emailing the CEOs of these big companies. To my surprise, it actually worked."560 CEOs of companies, such as Amazon and Salesforce, put her in touch with their community outreach departments. And Shanay was able to quickly acquire funds. One year into running Every Kid Fed, Shanay taught herself to code so students could access boxed meals during the summer using an app. 367 Shanay has done it all-founding and operating Every Kid Fed while simultaneously attending medical school. She recently was recognized with an award from "Black Girls Rock" for making a difference. 368 Discussion Questions 6-16. You read about TOMS Shoes as an example of social entrepreneurship. How is Every Kid Fed a different kind of example of social entrepreneurship than TOMS Shoes? 6-17. What barriers did Shanay confront in creating Every Kid Fed? How did she overcome them?