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No Vacation for School Lunches

No Vacation for School Lunches

When children clean out their lockers and say farewell to school for the summer, there are some things they won’t miss. Tests. Homework. Alarm clocks. But for the 16 million children who are eligible for the free or reduced-price lunches over the summer, there’s one thing they could miss—lunch. When the school year ends, 80% of participants—more than 12.2 million children—lose access to federal meal programs.

For more than a decade, the Sodexo Foundation has helped cities across the country bridge that gap with Feeding Our Future, a summer lunch program serving more than 7,000 children nationwide.
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Students Fit Volunteering into Summer Plans

The fight against hunger is waged with enthusiasm and commitment by students of all ages across the country. They volunteer at shelters and food banks and organize hunger awareness programs. Many college students participate in The Campus Kitchens Project, for which the Sodexo Foundation provided the seed money and continues to support at colleges nationwide.
During the school year it’s easy to find a “home” on campus for volunteer activities—every bulletin board and school web site is full of opportunities. During the summer, it takes a bit more work, but organizations with national reach are just waiting for young people to sign up for a day, a week, or more of volunteering, wherever their travels take them.

To keep your fight against hunger going all year long, click on any of the links below for location information.

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Turning Shopping into Giving

Spring is not only the season of renewal, it’s the season of gift giving. Graduations. Weddings. Father’s Day. The next time you go online to buy a gift from one of your favorite stores…maybe the Gap or Nordstrom’s or Staples…you can also donate to the Sodexo Foundation—or thousands of other non-profit organizations when you make your purchases through www.iGive.com.

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Food Stamp Rolls Rise as Crisis Hits Home

In Egypt, riots break out over subsidized bread shortages. In Haiti, crushing food prices leads to a government’s demise. And in the United States, Costco and Sam’s Club are rationing rice while food stamp use nears record numbers. As America confronts the worst food inflation in 17 years, it’s clear that the worldwide spike in food prices is not just a problem for the developing world.

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