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How To Get Meals This Summer for Kids and Families

Across Washington state, one in six kids faces food insecurity, and this can get worse over the summer when children aren’t in school and can’t get free meals. Here are some programs that can help get kids and families fed over the summer.

• What is food insecurity? According to the USDA, food insecurity is the “limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods, or limited or uncertain ability to acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways.” It can impact both physical and emotional health. Seattle’s Race and Social Justice Initiative (RSJI) includes a map that shows food insecurity across King County.
• Free or low-cost meals: You can find a list of food banks at the Seattle Food Committee. You can also donate to food banks to help them feed those in need. KOMO highlights the Hunger Intervention Program, whose executive director is quoted as saying, “Anyone comes, they want a meal, they need a meal, they get a meal, no questions asked.”
• How to get SNAP benefits: In Washington state, SNAP, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, is called Basic Food. To find out if you qualify, visit their site. Students who qualify for SNAP can also get SUN bucks, which gives $120 to feed kids over the summer.

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