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The Florida School Lunch Hero Award is an annual campaign by No Kid Hungry, the Dairy Council of Florida, and The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

The newest food benefits program under the U.S. Department of Agriculture will officially launch in the summer of 2024. The deadline for states to sign up was Jan. 1.

Florida has opted out of a new federal program that’s designed to help low-income parents pay for groceries over the summer.

The newest food benefits program under the U.S. Department of Agriculture will officially launch in the summer of 2024. The deadline for states to sign up was Jan. 1.

The state has not yet signed up for a federal program that would help feed 2 million children who receive free or reduced-cost school lunches over the summer. State officials expect their own funds to be sufficient.

The Summer EBT program provides meals while school is out to children in need.

TALLAHASSEE — Time is running out for Florida to opt into a new federal program that would provide $248 million to help feed 2 million children next summer who might otherwise go hungry. But it isn’t likely to happen as the state agency best equipped to run the program said it wouldn’t be pursuing the funding for it. “We anticipate that our state’s full approach to serving children will ...

Florida’s low-income families may be at risk of losing out of on SNAP benefits.

The interactive map and texting hotline is provided by No Kid Hungry in partnership with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. This year, the resource is also available via WhatsApp.

The interactive map and texting hotline is provided by No Kid Hungry in partnership with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.