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ANOTHER VIEW: Summertime shouldn’t mean hunger for our nation’s children

  • KEVIN CONCANNON, USDA

As a child, I always looked forward to the carefree joy of summertime. I remember the long days of playing outside at a nearby park until I needed to come home for lunch. Unfortunately, many of our nation’s children do not experience the simple joys of summer. In fact, far too many are left worrying where their next breakfast or lunch will come from when schools are dismissed for summer break.

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School district offers summer meals

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While learning does not end when school lets out, neither does the need for good nutrition. North Wasco County School District 21’s Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) offers good, nutritious food that’s “in” when school is “out.” It was created to ensure that children could continue to receive nutritious meals during long school vacations, when they do not have access to school lunch or breakfast.