School lunches, even breakfast fills the stomachs of students who qualify for free or reduced lunch during the school year, but what happens during summer break?
“One pork chop is no longer enough to feed that teenager. So we’re having to buy more food. We’re going through more food, and having that extra money throughout the summer would absolutely make the difference,” mother Melinda White said.
White’s family received SunBucks in 2024 when the state opted in to the federal program. It provided families such as White’s with $120 to buy food while on summer break…