The Summer Food Service Program provides free meals to children 18 and under at locations across the region, with options to eat on-site or take meals to go depending on the location.
Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin reports that one in six children in the region face hunger. In Milwaukee County, that number is one in seven.
WestCare Wisconsin is one of many providers distributing free meals this summer. The organization plans to bring packed lunches to locations around the Harambee-Metcalf area every day starting next week.
“We help reach individuals who may not have it at the time being, and you know could that extra little amount of material we offer just to make it through the week,” Westcare program director Darius Toliver said…