Another $2.1 million will go to SUN Bucks<\/a>, a system that provides free meals during the summer when school lunches aren\u2019t available.<\/p>\n While meeting with students and cafeteria staff, Hobbs stressed how important the funding is.<\/p>\n \u201cWe talked about how important having a good lunch at school is and how hard it is to learn if you don\u2019t have a nutritious meal \u2026 one student who had brought lunch from home talked about helping his friend pay for lunch last year at school,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Madison School District<\/a> Superintendent Kimberly Guerin said this will help many students who are already receiving reduced-price meals.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s different thresholds in regards to supporting students and families with lunch feeding\u2026 And so, this legislation that passed actually covered all reduced-price meals, so that tier was swept into the free tier,\u201d Guerin said. \u201cSo, all of those students get to eat for free.\u201d<\/p>\n Ashley St. Thomas, the director of public policy for the Arizona Food Bank Network,<\/a> expressed her appreciation for the governor\u2019s efforts when it comes to feeding children.<\/p>\n \u201cWe know that one in five kids in the state doesn\u2019t know where their next meal is coming from and so that\u2019s why school meals and investing in them is a priority for us,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Funding for this journalism is made possible by the Arizona Local News Foundation.<\/p>\n Follow @@shiratanzernews<\/a><\/p>\n We want to hear from you.<\/p>\n Have a story idea or tip? Pass it along to the KTAR News team here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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