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Thousands of meals provided to kids during summer
Programs ease burden on strapped families
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A Lyman Hall Elementary School student gets breakfast in Gainesville on Friday. The students at Lyman Hall can take part in the Seamless Summer Option. The program offers students breakfast and lunch meals while school is out of session in the summer. The students in this photo are part of the Boys & Girls Club which has a facility next door to the school. - photo by David Barnes
Students of all ages look forward to the summer as a time to get away from the daily grind of homework, school projects and hours in the classroom. But this also means they are away from a free or cheap breakfast and lunch. Providing meals three times a day for children can be difficult for families on limited budgets.