Mississippi again turns down millions of dollars to feed low-income kids during summer months
Hundreds of thousands of eligible poor Mississippi children will miss out on grocery assistance this summer after the state missed the deadline to apply for the federal program for the second year in a row.
Families who rely on free breakfasts and lunches during the school year often have trouble making ends meet while paying for additional child care and meals during months when school is not in session.
The program provides each eligible child $40 a month in grocery assistance. It was estimated the program would have brought in $38 million to the state last year.
The nation’s poorest state is also the hungriest state – with nearly one in four children not having reliable access to food in Mississippi.
Read more at: https://mississippitoday.org/2025/02/03/mississippi-again-turns-down-millions-of-dollars-to-feed-low-income-kids-during-summer-months/
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