Summer School Meals

The United States Department of agriculture announced today they'll be helping local districts extend their summer lunch programs.

Schools are getting the blessing to help their students get a meal, as well.

The united states department of argiculture announced today they'ill be helping local districts extend their summer lunch programs. kimt news 3 maleeha kamal shows how the program is already helping and what it means for families.

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J holton intermediate school about 200 bags of food were handed out.

I spoke to one mom who says thanks to these meals her kids wont go hungry.

A pear, celery sticks, cheese.... just some of the items found in this brown bag.

Kay sorensen is a mother of three.

Nats: picking up bag of food.

The austin resident says her kids love the meals not for the occasional treat?

But because this brown bag reminds them of school.

For he?

The meals are one less thing on her plate.

Mom: "it's super easy that while i'm working.

You know trying to work from home, help the kids with their distance learning, trying to get my work done and just do the daily things this really makes it easy that i don't have to worry about what's for breakfast or lunch while trying to get everything else done.

The school lunch program keeps kids bellies full so they can concentrate on school.

Student are required to eat the meals on campus.

With schools being closed the usda gave the school districts the okay?

To bag up these meals and distribute them.

Mary weikum(wh?

Come) oversees this program at the austin public school district.

"we are always concerns what happens when summer comes.

And they dont have access to good nutrition.

So we feel very responsible to make sure that they are getting that nutrition.

With this announcement weikum and her team are now making plans for the summer lunch program.

She anticipates with unemployment numbers on the rise they could each meal cost the school district roughly four dollars.

Weikum says the u.s department of agriculture pays them back every single penny they spend.

Meals are required to meet nutrition standards for reimbursement.