Gov. Kim Reynolds’ Healthy Kids Iowa program funds summer meals for kids, but does not go as far as Summer EBT, a federal program, food security advocates said.
“Summer EBT would have assisted 245,000 kids across the state and that’s $40 per month for qualifying kids in the form of an EBT card,” said Luke Elzinga, policy and advocacy manager at the Des Moines Area Religious Council. “You could use it at any SNAP-authorized retailer to purchase any SNAP food.”
The Healthy Kids Iowa program is a pilot program run by Iowa Health and Human Services that aims to assist about 65,000 kids, Elzinga said…