The school year may be over but summer is just getting started and summer meal programs are making sure children don’t go hungry.
Andrew S-Image
Original post from KCTV KC 5
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – The school year may be over but summer is just getting started and summer meal programs are making sure children don’t go hungry.
“Right now, with the economy, with the meals, food being so expensive in the grocery stores, this is an outlet to help them and they don’t have to worry about feeding their children,” said Lee Summit School District nutrition services director Lori Danella.
Danella says about 22 percent of students in its schools rely on free and reduced lunches. At Meadow Lane, more than 50 percent of students participate in the program. This means half of the school’s students don’t have easy access to food when school’s out.
During the summer, Meadow Lane also opens its cafeteria doors to community children under the age of 18.
Starting June 10, workers and volunteers at Sandy’s Restaurant plan to distribute at least 5,000 lunches to local communities throughout Blue Springs this summer.
“We’re here to bring light into the darkness, that’s our slogan,” said Hines.
Details about Lee Summit’s summer meals program can be found on Facebook. Summer meals and snacks are also available through the USDA’s summer food service program SUN meals. More information can be found on their website.
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