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For many students,school stop Taketed their lunch and for some, their breakfast too. WhileThe restaurants started to reopen in phases inVarious statesThe pandemic is not over and many children will need meals throughout the summer.

When the school is in session, theNational school lunch program Provides free meals or reduced prices to nearly 30 million children each day and theSchool breakfast program Services about 14.6 million children daily. Did some school districts have been able to provide meals with children when closing by offering meals to support support stations.

A recent survey of theNational Association of the School The responses surveyed by nutrition professionals of more than 1,890 national school districts revealed that 43% of these districts currently offer meals five days a week. Fortunately, many of these districts, even all, will also continue to do the same thingthroughout the summer. Although it is not the case in the United States.

According to the most recent data of theNational Center for Education StatisticsThere are about 13,598 regular school districts throughout the country. There are still many districts that may not have funding to offer lunches either viaFeeding sites Or pickup stations this summer, which is why it is all the more important for those who are able to lend a careful hand.

So, how can you help ensure that children have enough to eat this summer? Here are easy ways that you can get involved.

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An organization isNourish, the largest organization of hunger-relief in the United States, they launched theCOVID-19 intervention fund At the beginning of the pandemic in March and the Emergency Fund of $ 120 million has helped food banks across the country maintain their most vulnerable community members. However, as unemployment rates have reached a height of all time this spring, and withUnemployment claims currently exceed 40 million people, more children will be at risk of facing hunger. In other words, more funding is needed to keep children fed. You can donate to theCOVID-19 intervention fund Online, which will go directly to food banks throughout the country in need of additional resources.

ThroughDonate to your local food bank You can directly help children who lack access to nutritious foods in your community immediately. This option allows you to make the quick impact on children in your community.

Another option is to donate toNo hungry child, which gives emergency funds to programs designed to help keep children fed during the pandemic. So far, the organization has sent more than$ 15 million At 569 schools and community groups in all 50 states as well as Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia and Guam.

Through no hungry child you can doMonthly or unique donations Children who need food. You can alsoEmail Congress and defend theAdditional food aid program (SNAP) to include in the upcoming relief package so that those who rely on these benefits can better support their families. At the very least, you can share theFree Meals Finder Map on Facebook To help people at (and from) your community know where you can get meals for toll-free children.

There are many ways you can help support children in need this summer and throughout the rest of the year. And make sure to checkThe biggest change you will see in the cafeterias of the schoolTo better understand how much lunch time will look at the fall of young students.