Summer nutrition program keeps Utah kids fed even while school is out of session

Every year during the summer, the Utah State Office of Education holds its Summer Food Service Program, which provides meals for thousands of children throughout the state.

Summer may mean freedom from schoolwork, but for many children in Utah it also means a greater uncertainty about where breakfast and lunch are coming from. That’s why schools across Utah offer a summer food service each year.

“There’s a lot of our community that need help, we call it the food that’s in when school is out, so it’s a good progra