In Mississippi, one-in-four children struggle with food insecurity.
According to feedingamerica.org, that's nearly 165,000 children in Mississippi that may not know where their next meal will come from.
During the school year, many of those children at least have access to breakfast and lunch on weekdays. But when school stops, the need to eat does not.
The United States Department of Agriculture funds the federal Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), which provides free breakfast and lunch fo
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