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Faced with high student hunger, DC schools start serving dinner
- 10-20-2010
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Huffington Post
In one of the poorest regions in the country, Washington DC public schools are struggling to cope with high spikes in poverty in recent years. According to 2009 census data, over 6,000 DC residents fell below the poverty line between 2008-2009. As unemployment grows, and families fall into poverty, children go hungry. Washington DC public schools are responding by expanding their school meal programs even further -- to include serving dinner to 10,000 needy children in the district. (more...)
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