Summer Meals for Rural Alaska Kids: Apply Now

0:00Applications are now open for the Meals to U program, bringing weekly summer food boxes to rural Alaska students who depend on school meals during the year. These boxes get delivered right to homes or local post offices, packing 10 meals per box, 5 breakfasts and 5 lunches with stuff like shelf stable milk, canned proteins and whole grains. In tiny communities without food banks or centers, this program steps up big time, reaching kids even in spots with just a dozen folks or when. Families are out at fish camp. Last summer alone, it delivered over 1 million meals to nearly 9,000 children, bridging that tough summer hunger gap. To qualify, you need a kid in a participating school district who gets free or reduced price meals or meets income rules and your household has to. Be in a USDA rural Alaska area, applied by April 30th to keep those boxes coming strong. I'm Cory with the story and you've been listening to Anchorage News today, AI Powered