Shawna Nelson serves lunch to local children at Waldo Middle School as a part of the Salem Keizer Public Schools summer meals program on Jul 14. (BROOK FERRIS/Salem Reporter)
For the first time since before the pandemic, Salem-Keizer Public Schools are opening their community lunch spaces for children to get meals throughout the summer.
Grab-and-go-style meals had been the norm, but federal policy recently changed the rules for summer meal programs.
Now, children and families must remain onsite while kids get their meals. Salem-Keizer Coordinator of Nutrition Services Christina McMahan said she is excited for more opportunities to build relationships in the community.
“I’ve…
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