As School Ends For Summer, The Need For Free Meals For Children Remains

Children wait for the start of activities following breakfast at a day camp program at Casa Juan Diego St. Pius V Youth Center June 24, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. The center provides free breakfast and lunch to about 90 children a day in the program. With 84 percent of Chicago public school students receiving free or reduced-price breakfasts and lunches during the school year, families are forced to rely on other sources such as Casa Juan Diego for this help during the summer months.
Children wait for the start of activities following breakfast at a day camp program at Casa Juan Diego St. Pius V Youth Center June 24, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. The center provides free breakfast and lunch to about 90 children a day in the program. With 84 percent of Chicago public school students receiving free or reduced-price breakfasts and lunches during the school year, families are forced to rely on other sources such as Casa Juan Diego for this help during the summer months.
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Rodrigo Martinez has breakfast at the start of a day camp program at Casa Juan Diego St. Pius V Youth Center June 24, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. The center provides free breakfast and lunch to about 90 children a day in the program. With 84 percent of Chicago public school students receiving free or reduced-price breakfasts and lunches during the school year, families are forced to rely on other sources such as Casa Juan Diego for this help during the summer months. Jenyfer Ballesteros eats breakfast with other children at the start of a day camp program at Casa Juan Diego St. Pius V Youth Center June 24, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. The center provides free breakfast and lunch to about 90 children a day in the program. With 84 percent of Chicago public school students receiving free or reduced-price breakfasts and lunches during the school year, families are forced to rely on other sources such as Casa Juan Diego for this help during the summer months. Workers set out cereal for children at the start of a day camp program at Casa Juan Diego St. Pius V Youth Center June 24, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois.  The center feeds about 90 children a day in this program. With 84 percent of Chicago public school students receiving free or reduced-price breakfasts and lunches during the school year, families are forced to rely on other sources such as Casa Juan Diego for this help during the summer months. Children eat breakfast at the start of a day camp program at Casa Juan Diego St. Pius V Youth Center June 24, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. The center provides free breakfast and lunch to about 90 children a day in the program. With 84 percent of Chicago public school students receiving free or reduced-price breakfasts and lunches during the school year, families are forced to rely on other sources such as Casa Juan Diego for this help during the summer months.
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