DorisCrockford t1_je63l4o wrote
Reply to comment by 80HighDefinitions in London Mayor announces free meals for children during holidays by je97
My US city does this. Says it's federally funded.
It's been going on for a long time, too. I took my kids to a rec center playground in the early 2000s, and someone came out of the building and announced lunch. We didn't go in with the others, but then she came over to us and said all kids get to eat, doesn't matter who, as long as they're children.
financequestionsacct t1_je67psh wrote
I'm in the Seattle Metro area and had a similar experience. I was taking my infant to physical therapy a few years ago. We were headed to our car and a semi truck was parked in the valet roundabout handing out food, diapers, formula. We said no thank you, we are okay. They told us we could pull our car around and they'd load the trunk for us. They said that the cancer treatments, NICU, etc is often so expensive on families they can't afford disposable diapers or the parents will often go without essentials. In response, the county setup this mobile refrigerated grocery truck and went to where the families would be so there'd be no shame. That broke my heart.
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