In California, summer meal programs are only reaching
a fraction of eligible students. In 2014, only 485,000
of California’s 2.4 million eligible students accessed
summer meal programs, according to a report from
the Food Research and Action Center. What’s more,
California’s counties vary in their success in meeting the
need, according to California Food Policy Advocates.
Underutilization of these programs is often a result of lack
of awareness among families, lack of activities at sites, and
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