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Of the 22 million students who receive free or reduced-price lunch at school, only 14.1 percent are served summer meals. Summer remains the worst time for children’s hunger.

On Summer Vacation and Hungry

The school lunch program has gone a long way to reduce childhood hunger across the country. What happens during the summer?

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