Roger and the Lunch Bunch
Aug 16, 2012: A few weeks ago, a team from Share Our Strength traveled throughout the state of Connecticut visiting summer meal sites, meeting inspiring leaders, and seeing the kids and families served by these programs. Our trip was led by our state partner: End Hunger Connecticut, an organization that leads anti-hunger efforts state wide.

Photo Gallery: Best of Summer Photos
Aug 2, 2012: Check out our best of summer photo gallery, showing the work of the No Kid Hungry campaign across the country in connecting kids with food.

SUMMER MEALS: Texas School District Makes Summer Meals Mobile
Aug 1, 2012: Students in San Marcos, Texas, get free lunch brought to them — mobile style....

A Great Day for the No Kid Hungry Campaign
Jul 20, 2012: Our team had an experience this week that I want to share with you. As part of a staff summer service day, more than 90 Share Our Strength team members visited some of the highest need neighborhoods in Baltimore, MD to spread the word about free summer meals and activities for kids.

Increasing Participation in Summer Food Programs
Jul 19, 2012: Billy Shore, Founder and CEO of Share Our Strength, talks about the importance of summer meals.

Fuel Up for Summer Fun
Jul 3, 2012: When the final bell rings indicating that school is out for summer, not every child is celebrating. Because they don’t have access to regular, nutritious meals, summer can be stressful, even dreaded, for the growing number of children and teens who count on school meals.

Summer Meals: I ate them, too!
Jul 2, 2012: Many of the stories that you hear focus on single-parent families, because these homes are most frequently on the frontlines of the battle against child hunger in America. The story seldom told is the one of two adults, both of whom work, and STILL struggle to feed their families.

Summer Meals: Summer Meals Kick Off In Massachusetts
Jun 26, 2012: Summer meals program provides free breakfast and lunch to Framingham kids 18 and under during summer....

Summer Meals Kickoff in Charlotte
Jun 25, 2012: As Kemba Walker of the Charlotte Bobcats entered the cafetorium at Thomasboro Academy, the kids could barely stay in their seats. He high-fived everyone he could on his way up to the stage, as Bobcats mascot Rufus cheered him on. Later, Governor Bev Perdue also took to the floor with the kids, asking them about healthy food selection and encouraging them to be cheerleaders of summer meals in Charlotte.

Summer: Senator Raises Awareness about Summer Meals
Jun 25, 2012: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown from Ohio helped raise awareness about summer meals and encourage more sites....

Summer Meals: Summer Lunch Good Use of Tax Dollars
Jun 22, 2012: An editorial in the Austin Post-Bulletin supports free summer meals for kids....

Summer Meals: Public-Private Partnership Helps Increase Summer Meals Participation in Texas
Jun 22, 2012: Walmart, the National Park and Recreation Association, the Houston Food Bank and others have teamed up to get more kids to summer meals sites....

Audio: Team No Kid Hungry National Conference Call
Jun 19, 2012: Last week, we hosted our first Team No Kid Hungry National Conference Call. During the call, we discussed the importance of the Share Our Strength network, our summer focus, and how you can make a difference.

The Perspective of a Leader
Jun 14, 2012: While down in Atlanta, celebrating the Arby’s official launch of their “[Hungry for Happiness](http://www.strength.org/blog/chad_jones/arbys_kicks_off_summer_tour_in_atlanta/)” summer truck tour, we sat down with the Executive Director of the Center of Hope Thomasville Boys & Girls Club, Nikki McClain-Williams, to get her quick perspective of summer feeding programs. Mind you, this was a short interview as the facility operates with over 150 kids, but Nikki is a woman who operates with a sense of ease and pride for the children of her club.

Arby’s Kicks off Summer Tour in Atlanta
Jun 13, 2012: The sun was high, the tunes were roaring and kids of the Thomasville Center of Hope were thrilled to help kickoff Arby’s mobile truck tour, “Hungry for Happiness!” On Thursday, May 31st, folks from all across Atlanta came together to generate awareness around one of the most critical times of the year for children who struggle with hunger--summer.

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Food, Friends, and Fun at Florida’s Summer BreakSpots
Jun 4, 2012: Last week officially kicked off the Summer Meals Road Trip. I went back to one of my favorite places from my childhood – Orlando, Florida – home to Disney World. Lot of happy memories from my family’s summer vacations there – the 3D hilarity of the Muppets, feeling motion sick on the Star Wars ride, getting to meet the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and the thrill of jetting down the water slides at Typhoon Lagoon. Unfortunately, those kinds of carefree memories aren’t the frame of reference for far too many kids in Florida.

Don't Let Hunger Ruin Summer
Jun 4, 2012: Those are just a few things I think of when I imagine what summer is like for a kid. It’s an exciting time of the year when kids can run free and play. But for millions of kids, summer doesn’t mean fun and games. For these kids, summer means going hungry.

Summer Meals: Summer Food Service Program serves up lunch
Jun 4, 2012: Fremont County in Colorado is offering free summer meals to kids and the same meals for adults 19 and older for just $4....

Summer Meals: Summer in Connecticut
Jun 4, 2012: The School Nutrition Association of Connecticut and End Hunger Connecticut are spreading the word about summer meals....