The numbers are in for the Summer Food Program that USD 428 Great Bend participated in again this summer. Providing free lunches and breakfasts in June for anyone 18 years old or younger, the district served 12,467 meals. Of those meals, 8,228 were lunches and 4,239 were breakfasts.
USD 428 Superintendent Khris Thexton says the program funded by the United States Department of Agriculture is a great opportunity for families.
“It’s self-sufficient. It’s a federal program and does not cost the district any money,” said Thexton. “That’s another month that kids have access to two meals that they may not have any other time.”
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