Student Summer Meal Program kicks off in UC

UNION CITY – New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher and USDA Food and Nutrition Service Deputy Regional Administrator Diana Limbacher helped serve lunch to 240 students in the Union City recreation program participating in the Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program. The event, highlighting access of free summer meals for low income students, was held at Jose Marti Middle School on Tuesday, July 14.
The Summer Food Service Program helps ensure children who receive free or reduced price lunch during the school year continue getting healthy meals during the summer. Secretary Fisher wants to call attention to these programs to increase the number of children accessing these vital resources.
The federally-funded program reimburses participating organizations for meals served to children who live in areas in which at least 50 percent of the children qualify for free or reduced-price meals under the National School Lunch Program.
Most participating organizations may be reimbursed for up to two meals a day: lunch and either breakfast or a snack.
Fisher noted that most Summer Food Service sponsors have begun their programs for the year and are available to students in their areas.
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