Kansas has done a relatively weak job of making sure low-income students have nutritious food when school’s out during the summer, but schools, nonprofits and government agencies are making progress.
Advocates expect to have 162 sponsors providing breakfast, lunch or snacks at 575 sites this summer, an increase from 138 sponsors and 484 sites last summer, said Kelly Chanay, assistant director of Child Nutrition & Wellness for the Kansas Department of Education.