Stop...just stop Wrote:
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> Nick Arent Wrote:
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> > Summer a tough time for needy kids
> >
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http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/article/20140605/OPINI
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> ON/140609598/1065/summer-a-tough-time-for-needy-ki
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> > School is almost out, but for most low-income
> kids
> > who rely on school meal programs, this means
> poor
> > nutrition and even empty stomachs. According to
> > the USDA, only one in seven children who
> > participated in the National School Lunch
> Program
> > in 2012 also participated in the Summer Food
> > Service Program (SFSP). This means that six out
> of
> > seven kids who are at a high risk of going
> hungry
> > missed out on free healthy meals! We need to do
> > better for our kids here in Virginia.
> >
> > To educate people about the benefits of the
> SFSP,
> > the USDA is organizing the Summer Meals
> Awareness
> > Week from June 2 until June 8. SFSP was created
> to
> > make sure that low-income children continue to
> > receive free meals meeting Federal nutrition
> > guidelines over the summer recess. Often these
> > breakfasts, lunches, and snacks are paired with
> > recreational and learning activities – an
> > excellent opportunity to keep kids physically
> and
> > mentally healthy. Schools, camps, churches, and
> > even community organizations are all able to
> > operate the SFSP. Some sites even offer meals
> to
> > all children regardless of family income –
> > reducing the stigma of participation and making
> > sure all kids are eating healthier.
> >
> > Despite the importance of the SFSP, many
> families
> > are unaware it exists. That’s why we need to
> get
> > the word out here in Fairfax County. We need to
> > make sure that every child in Virginia is
> getting
> > fed this summer.
> >
> > Nick Arent, Virginia Fair Share Education Fund
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> All you are doing is creating another generation
> of people who will then believe that they will be
> provided for no matter what and do not have to do
> anything to provide for themselves. Stop all this
> social welfare bullshit and stop wasting my tax
> dollars.
Idiots who breed a litter on minimum wage should be jailed for child abuse and the kids sent to an orphanage until they are 18.