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Sponsors, Sites Sought For Child Nutrition Programs

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Thursday, January 9, 2014   

SAGINAW, Mich. – Now that most Michigan children are back to school after an extended winter break, teachers, administrators, businesses and community groups can help ensure students have regular access to healthy meals year-round.

Marybeth Laisure, Child Nutrition Program coordinator for the Center for Civil Justice, says there are federal programs that provide summer meals, breakfast in the classroom or after-school snacks, and she helped produce a video to explain the process.

"It's important that families can find these meals and they're free for children,” she explains, “so that they're able to help stretch their food dollars, and that kids are getting three meals a day."

The programs need both sponsors and sites, which can include schools, libraries, camps, nonprofit organizations, and local recreation programs.

The details and requirements are found in the video, a link to which is posted on the Center for Civil Justice website.

Laisure says she recognizes how overburdened most teachers and administrators are, and while the thought of starting up a new program can be daunting, the rewards that come in the form of well-nourished children are immeasurable.

"Yes, there is an application, and yes, you've got to do the training, but all that is small once you get in and you're starting to feed these kids," she says.

Nearly half of Michigan school children now qualify for free and reduced school lunches based on their family income.

When schools are closed, many of those children simply do not have access to regular, healthy meals.



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