Why Should A State Legislator Be Interested in the SFSP?
While about 15.3 million children depend on free or reduced-price school meals during the school year, only about 2.9 million, or about 19 percent, receive meals when school is out During the school year, school lunches and breakfasts can provide over one-half of the nutrients low-income children consume each weekday. Many of these children are at nutritional risk when they do not have access to school meals. When children lose access to school meals as well as afterschool snacks, they and their families are hard-pressed to fill the hunger gap: According to America s Second Harvest s 2001 study of hunger in the United States, 46.2 percent of food pantries and 68.2 percent of soup kitchens serve many more children in the summer. The SFSP helps give low-income children the best start on the new school year by providing them with crucial nutrition when school is out. Many SFSP sites provide not just meals, but educational enrichment and recreational activities that help children continue
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- Why Should A State Legislator Be Interested in the SFSP?
