Fund Summer EBT, invest in healthier future for children

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Fund Summer EBT, invest in healthier future for children

By Laura Lester and Carol Gundlach Summertime often can be the hungriest time for Alabama children. By investing in Summer EBT, our policymakers can take an important step toward addressing that problem. School kids who receive free breakfast and lunch during the school year – too often the only meals they eat during the day – lose access to these meals over the summer. Nearly 1 in 4 children in our state don’t always know where their next meal …