Summer food program will benefit kids in Arkansas
Summer food program will benefit kids in Arkansas By Hannah Campbell | April 28, 2021 at 9:47 PM CDT - Updated April 28 at 11:14 PM
HARRISBURG, Ark. (KAIT) - More cash is coming to students to fight food insecurity this summer. The Biden Administration is set to launch the largest summer food program in U.S. history.
Eligible low-income families will receive roughly $375 per child to spread out over ten weeks during the summer. That’s about $7 to spend per child, per weekday.
Harrisburg Superintendent Chris Ferrell says he grew up in a low-income household and says he knows the importance of offering kids plenty of food resources.