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Caregiver Perceptions of USDA Rural Non-Congregate Summer Meals for Children in California

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Description
Presents results of survey on the benefits, accessibility, and practicality of SUN Meals To-Go, a USDA rural non-congregate summer meal program, in California among caregivers of children who received services in the summer of 2024. Provides data and interview excerpts highlighting caregiver perspectives.
Author(s)
Emily Patten, J. Mitchell Vaterlaus, Lori A. Spruance, et al.
Citation
Nutrients, 18(2), 270
Date
01/2026
Tagged as
Children and youth · Families · Food security and nutrition · Schools · California