The Iowa Department of Education has awarded nearly 900-thousand dollars in competitive grants to 38 school districts and other qualified organizations to help more Iowa children and teens access nutritious meals and snacks during the summer months.
The grant awards will support 61 new summer meal sites in areas not previously served through expanding participation in two existing state-administered, federally funded summer child nutrition programs.
Summer meal sites offer meals for all children and teens age 18 and older at no cost to families.
In the local area, the CAL School District was awarded a grant to offer the meal program at the elementary school in Latimer. The Hampton-Dumont School District was also awarded a grant to serve meals this summer.
