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food in·se·cu·ri·ty
noun

  1. the state of being without reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food.
Many families in each of our towns struggle to get sufficient nutritious food on the table each day.  During the school year, kids can get meals for free or reduced prices at school.  During the summer – it is harder to meet those nutritional goals.   So how many kids is that, exactly?   Here are some numbers to ponder, sorted by town(s).

Elementary Schools
Bolton –   19  or 35.85%
Huntington 36 or 30%
Richmond 61 or 24.80%
Jericho Elementary48 or 19.28%
Underhill ID15 or 15.46%
Underhill Central – 19 or 13.57%

Middle Schools
Camels Hump81 or 21.72 %
Browns River  – 63 or 14.35%

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