Local all-volunteer nonprofit Hugs Across the County recently packed No Hungry Holidays bags for 1,200 St. Johns County students, referred by counselors from 38 schools. In Ponte Vedra Beach, nearly 100 children were referred to this program, which provides about 10 days of breakfast and lunch items to fight food insecurity over the long winter break. At Ponte Vedra High School, students, staff and volunteers packed 500 of the bags, and Legacy Trust sponsored bags for children at Ocean Palms and PVPV/ Rawlings Elementary schools.
