Summer food program for West Tennessee kids could distribute twice as many meals this year

By: Cassandra Stephenson

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: July 2, 2026

Words: 595

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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A program providing meals to children in West Tennessee during summer months is on track to deliver roughly double the number of meals it distributed last year.

The Southwest Human Resource Agency’s Summer Nutrition Program provides boxes stocked with seven days of breakfast and lunch for children under the age of 18 in about 20 counties. The service starts in May and ends a week before school begins, typically in August. The program …

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