Monica Alicea

Alicea’s innovative teaching idea, “Serving 4 Cause, Farm 2 Table,” focuses on hosting a dinner to benefit the Must Ministries “Save it Forward” program. The school’s staff is invited to eat a meal prepared by their students at the Kitchen Kids Café. Diners pay for dinner with a bottle of laundry detergent, which is donated to Must Ministries. Through this experience, students not only learn how to cook, but also gain knowledge about hunger and homelessness in Georgia. With the Voya grant, Alicea hopes to expand her project by purchasing gardening equipment that will enable her students to grow produce for families in need.