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Breakfast and lunch continues beyond the scheduled instructional school year. Our Summer Meals Program is available at hundreds of public schools, community pool centers, New York City Housing Authority complexes, and other locations around the city. No registration, documentation, or ID is required to receive a free breakfast or lunch meal to all children 18 years old and under.

Ms. Chesnut committed to incorporate a Facing History unit on Little Rock into her Movement Building elective. In exchange, she will receive a a scholarship to a week-long professional development seminar this summer, a free set of books for her class, unlimited access to their lending library, and ongoing support throughout the year. Facing History views the grant as a relationship with HPHS that can extend beyond next year and beyond Ms. Chesnut.

New York, N.Y. – Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer and children’s advocates today called on the Department of Education to significantly improve outreach and delivery of its summer food program for schoolchildren as a way to combat hunger in New York.