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WHERE IS COMING UP AHEAD? THANK YOU. ZANE WITH THE SCHOOL YEAR ENDING, SUMMER MEAL PROGRAMS ARE FINALLY GETTING STARTED. THEY’RE FEEDING KIDS WHO MAY NOT NORMALLY HAVE A NUTRITIOUS LUNCH OVER THE SUMMER. A LOT OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE OPENING THEIR DOORS OR EXPANDING WHERE THEIR SUMMER MEALS ARE BEING OFFERED. ����vlog MARCUS MCINTOSH IS LIVE IN DES MOINES WITH A LOOK AT WHAT’S BEING SERVED UP THIS SUMMER. MARCUS. STACEY AND TODD. WE’RE LIVE IN FRONT OF MOULTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, ONE OF MANY DES MOINES PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT FREE MEAL SITES. NOW THE KEY IS NUTRITION. THE PEOPLE IN THIS PROGRAM ARE INVOLVED IN THE PROGRAM. WANT TO MAKE SURE THOSE WHO VISIT THESE SITES HAVE HEALTHY OPTIONS. OUR JOB IS TO JUST GET HEALTHY, NUTRITIOUS FOOD IN THE HANDS OF KIDS. AMANDA MILLER, DES MOINES PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF FOOD NUTRITION SERVICES, IS EXCITED TO SPEND THE SUMMER DOING SOMETHING SHE SAYS IS VERY IMPORTANT. THERE’S A GAP BETWEEN WHEN SCHOOL ENDS AND SCHOOL BEGINS THAT SUMMER, AND OFTENTIMES MANY KIDS, THIS IS WHAT THEY RELY ON FOR BREAKFAST AND LUNCH AND SNACK. THE MCKINLEY APARTMENTS, JUST ONE OF MANY DMPS MEAL SITES, BOTH SCHOOL AND NON-SCHOOL LOCATIONS, OFFERING FREE LUNCH WEEKDAYS FROM 11 IN THE MORNING UNTIL 1230 IN THE AFTERNOON. ALL SUMMER. FOR ANYONE AGE 18 OR YOUNGER. THIS SITE WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY STATE FUNDING. WE RECEIVED ABOUT $20,000.20 $8,000 TO EXPAND SUMMER MEAL SITES. GOVERNOR KIM REYNOLDS SAYS THERE ARE MANY FOOD BANKS AND SCHOOLS AROUND THE STATE PROVIDING MEALS AND FOOD TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OVER THE SUMMER. IN FACT, GOVERNOR REYNOLDS HAS APPROVED A PLAN TO PROVIDE FOOD FOR LOW INCOME IOWA KIDS PARTICIPATING PANTRIES ACROSS THE STATE, AND EACH ELIGIBLE CHILD WILL RECEIVE UP TO $40 OF HEALTHY FOODS LIKE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. THESE ARE HEALTHY FOODS WHICH I AM SO FOCUSED ON. YOU KNOW WE NEED TO HELP THESE KIDS AND THESE FAMILIES AFFORD A HEALTHY, NUTRITIOUS MEALS AND A DMPS MEAL SITES THAT WILL ALSO START THAT TRANSITION BACK TO SCHOOL IN THE FALL. LATER IN THE SUMMER, WE’RE GOING TO HAVE SOME DMPS, TEACHERS, STAFF, CURRICULUM COORDINATORS OUT HERE WITH BOOKS, READING ACTIVITIES, JUST TRYING TO CONTINUE SUMMER LEARNING. JOHNSTON AND WEST DES MOINES SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE OFFERING FREE MEALS AT CERTAIN SITES IN THEIR DISTRICTS TO ANYONE 18 YEARS AND YOUNGER, THE URBANDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT TELLS US. THEY WORK HAND IN HAND WITH THE URBANDALE FOOD PANTRY TO FEED INSECURE KIDS, TO FEED FOOD INSECURE STUDENTS OVER THE SUMMER. WE’RE LIVE IN DES MOINES. I’M MARCUS MCINTOSH, ����vlog EIGHT NEWS, IOWA’S NEWS LEADER.