Grace and Grit Talks

Grace and Grit Talks: Empowering Louisian Students through Meaningful Learning Sessions

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In support of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and in alignment with the CICM advocacies, the Saint Louis University (SLU) Office of Student Affairs and Services (OSAS) launched Grace and Grit Talks, a learning series designed to provide Louisian students with meaningful discussions on issues that promote well-being, personal growth, and the cultivation of a just, compassionate, and respectful campus community.

PROJECT DAILY BREAD: 14 years of delivering compassion wrapped in a warm lunch meal 

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Project Daily Bread (PDB) has grown from a simple “what if we can solve a certain problem?” into a full-scale institutionalized initiative. It began with listening to students’ stories during counseling sessions and scholarship interviews, where a dismal reality emerged, many college students came to school on empty, aching stomachs. To cope, they resorted to cigarettes, instant snacks, candies, or even rice sprinkled with salt and boiled kangkong from a relative’s garden.