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.

We invite congressional, state, and local leaders to learn more about the federal summer meals program and how it helps to meet the needs of hungry kids in communities across the country during the summer time.

This resource traces the path of the funding that supports afterschool meals from Congress to kids' plates. It also answers common questions about how the program works.

This resource traces the path of the funding that supports school breakfast and lunch from Congress to cafeteria. It also answers common questions that advocates and elected officials have about how the programs work.