Dear John,

With summer right around the corner, you might be looking forward to long days of fun and sun. But for too many kids in District of Columbia and across the country, summer means hunger.

That’s why summer meal programs — like this one we support in San Antonio — are crucial. And it’s why we’re so grateful for friends like you, who help us connect kids with the food they need.

These programs aren’t only needed in big cities like San Antonio, as No Kid Hungry Youth Ambassador Grace Frink can attest. She helps out with summer meal programs in the rural community where she grew up.

In areas like Grace’s where people are spread out over great distances, providing meals is especially challenging.

“You have to have a vehicle if you want to get anywhere,” said Grace. So Grace and the rest of her team not only organize the meals, but get them to kids. No Kid Hungry helps by providing know-how and by donating equipment, like buses and coolers.

Having the free meals program “means a lot to a lot of families in our community,” Grace explained. “I can’t count the amount of times I saw kids walk in without lunch or just not eat from a day to day basis.”

Thank you so much for all you do to help feed kids in communities all across the country.

Sincerely,

Your friends at No Kid Hungry