Spring break is rarely a picnic for low-income kids.
While most children count down the days to vacation, students who live in poor households anxiously count the numbers of meals they’ll miss when they can’t get access to free meals at school.
To make sure the only issue underserved children have to only worry about is how they’ll spend their time off, a number of nonprofits are finding innovative ways to bring meals to children
“During spring break, that's 10 missed meals if they are getting breakfast and lunch at school, so it's really important for us to get out here," Brenda O'Brian of the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma, told News on 6.
Across the country, 21 million students qualify for free or reduced-priced lunch at school, according to Feeding America.
To continue feeding those kids during vacation, nonprofits, like the Community Food Bank, started putting nourishment systems in place as schools prepared to shut down.
That Oklahoma group is packing up its mobile food truck and parking it at a local community center so that kids can get a hot meal. Children under 18 get first priority and any leftovers can then go to adults, according to News on 6.
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