Do you know about the resources USDA has to help feed hungry children over the summer? The USDA Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships hosted a webinar as part of their Together We Can Partnership Series about the Summer Food Service Program to help connect individuals and organizations to the program.
Explained in the simplest terms, the Summer Food Service Program is a federally funded, state administered program that provides free nutritious meals to children in low-income areas. The program helps ensure children receive the nutritious food that they need during the summer. Many children from low-income families rely on school meals during the school year and no longer have access to those meals in the summer. The program operates when school is not in session, typically from the end of the school year in late May or early June until school resumes, usually late August or early September.
