No vacation from hunger: Free summer meal programs available for kids in Berkeley, SF

by Grace Marion, Bay City News May 10, 2024May 8, 2024

High school students in Virginia receive free breakfasts through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National School Lunch Program. While finding healthy options is a relatively simple matter during the school year, children in need are often on their own during the summer months. Free meal programs in Berkeley and San Francisco look to bridge the gap between June and August. (USDA/Flickr, CC BY)

Children in two Bay Area cities will have access to free meals this summer under separate programs with a similar goal — providing nutritious options while school is not in session.

In San Francisco, the city’s Free Summer Meals Program plans to distribute meals and snacks Monday through Friday from June 10 to Aug. 16 for children and teenagers under the age of 18.

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