Leon County Libraries is offering free lunches to kids in partnership with Second Harvest. While no federal cuts have taken effect yet, food insecurity is rising, now affecting 1 in 4 children in the Big Bend.
- Summer BreakSpot is back at Leon County Libraries, providing free lunches to kids in partnership with Second Harvest, serving 2,500 children this summer.
- The program is available at the Leon County Main Library, Dr. B.L. Perry, Jr. Branch Library, Woodville Branch Library and Fort Braden Branch Library.
- Watch the video to see what kinds of impacts summer food programs could face amid potential federal cuts.
BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT:
Summer BreakSpot, a national free lunch program, is back at Leon County Libraries in partnership with Second Harvest.
But what makes this summer different — uncertainty over cuts to federal food programs…