Vindicator Logo

Ohio seeks to get more kids involved in food program

Monday, January 30, 2012

Associated Press

COLUMBUS

Ohio education and food program officials want to increase the number of children in low- income areas who participate in a program that offers them free food while they’re away from school during the summer.

Increasing access and participation in the federally funded Summer Food Service Program is the focus of a summit today in Grove City. A record high of nearly 841,000 Ohio students are eligible for free or reduced-cost school lunches based on their family incomes.