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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a foster parent to kids who reside with their parents, except for respite care with me. My foster kids qualify for free meals at their school. They also are in a “backpack” program and food comes home on Friday afternoon in their backpacks and this helps for their weekend. The ONLY thing that works is the backpack program in my observation because it requires nothing from the parents. The parents will not take the kids to the schools for free meals in the summer. Period.

They live in a low income subsidized apartment building. If there was one of those programs where a school bus brought the school food to the building and the kids could go outside to meet the bus, my foster kids would show up for that. Again, there is no need for the parents to drive.  (I have seen that school bus program happening in some communities in the news). My kids would meet that bus to get the food. But the parents are not going to be driving to the school midday for meals for the kids. That is not happening. I know it doesn’t make sense, but that is the reality. I have learned that there are some realities like this. I am responding to the suggestion in this thread about the dad taking the kid to school for free lunch in the summer.

I do not have suggestions for OP. I am just sharing my observations on some of the suggestions in the thread. Take it as just one data point.

As an aside, if you readers live in a community that has a backpack program, please support it. That program works.

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This has zero relevance.  Child is visiting with Dad.  Dad doesn't have custody so he is not eligible for food programs except the free food pick ups at schools or community organizations.  [/quote]

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