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It is officially summer as of today! Kids are out of school, the weather has warmed up, days are longer, and there are plenty of fairs, festivals, and events to be enjoyed throughout the season. While most families look forward to summertime, it\u2019s a particularly rough season for others. For kids who rely on the free meals they get at school, summer can be the hungriest time of year. That\u2019s why I\u2019m helping to spread the word about how families can find free summer meals for their kids!<\/p>\n
For many of us, we can take it for granted that, when we run out of food at home, we can just go to the grocery store to restock. That\u2019s not an option for many low-income families, though. One in six children lives with hunger in the United States and, here in California, that ratio jumps to one in five.<\/p>\n
During the school year, some kids qualify to receive free lunches. But, once the school year is over, that provision is no longer available to them. According to No Kid Hungry<\/a>, a campaign focused on ending childhood hunger in America, six out of seven hungry kids don\u2019t get the summer meals they need. That\u2019s a lot of kids going to bed with empty tummies!<\/p>\n