Access to Summer Meals in Rural Communities Helps Relieve Stress for Families 

The mom of two high-schoolers and two second graders with autism spectrum disorder put on a brave face as she pulled into the Summer BreakSpot rural distribution site at St. Luke’s Baptist Church in Sanford in June. 

She can’t afford a summer camp, and she can’t take her kids to a traditional Summer BreakSpot site to eat a prepared breakfast and lunch every day. She could barely squeeze in the drive to St. Luke’s to pick up boxes with a week’s worth of breakfasts and lunches for each kid before having to hurry home.

Fighting Hunger on the Front Lines this Summer  

Every child should have access to the nutritious food they need. Yet, food insecurity affects 1 in 6 kids in Central Florida, impacting their physical and mental health and development.  

This problem intensifies over the summer.

Help, Get Help with Food this Summer in Central Florida  

Hunger doesn’t take a summer break, nor does the need for good nutrition. That’s why Second Harvest and its supporters and partners are working to ensure kids, families and seniors have the food they need to thrive this summer.