BRUNSWICK — Students from St. John’s Catholic School visited Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program Thursday, getting a firsthand look at where their food donations go and how people benefit from generosity.

First-graders toured the Union Street pantry and soup kitchen, and learned about what foods are prepared and how many people use the facility every day.

Located at 84A Union Street in Brunswick, the facility provides food assistance to more than 1,200 families in need each year via food bank, soup kitchen and pantry.

The mission of the program is to reduce hunger by providing food assistance, sustainable living education and referral services to households living at or below poverty in Brunswick, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Durham, Harpswell, Lisbon, Lisbon Falls and Topsham.

Students watched the volunteers check over the donations, put them on shelves or in boxes for distribution to families, St. John’s teacher Amanda Shorey said.

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