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https://www.feedthechildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/how-summer-hunger-affects.jpg1920600Hunger is around us every day. During the summer months, the problem can affect even more kids. Almost 30 million students in U.S. public schools qualify for the federally assisted meal program. Students who receive a free or reduced-price school lunch during the school year are especially at risk in the summer.