Uplift NH works with NH schools to work through these issues by setting up the schools for success with the intent to institutionalize food waste diversion and food recovery to make it apart of school culture. Schools are given a grant of up to $2000 to purchase supplies and in some cases, provide a stipend to a teacher or school ally that is helping with the project. Students that participate and lead these projects sharpen their leadership skills , feel empowered and gain a sense of their own ecological footprint.