School meals are essential to student health and academic success, they support the local economy, and they are critical in the new school year as families may continue to struggle financially due to the coronavirus pandemic.

In December 2020, the Afterschool Meals Program turned ten! This report and companion micro-report explores the history, charts its growth, and offers recommendations for its future.

Share Our Strength and Feeding America partnered on a qualitative research study and broader report examining food insecurity in rural communities across the United States.