Missouri Teen Creates GoFundMe Campaign To Help Students Pay Off Lunch Debt

By Melissa Noel ·Updated December 19, 2023

Fifteen-year-old DeJuan Strickland has made headlines throughout the year for raising thousands of dollars to eliminate school lunch debt for students at his former elementary school. 

The teen from St. Louis, Mo. launched the Team Tech Boy Lunch Heroes fundraising initiative via GoFundMe after recalling his experience with food insecurity when he was in the fourth grade. He says he is committed to

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