June 24, 2025
Contact: Laura Rice at lrice@strength.org
RELEASE: No Kid Hungry Honors Team From Marysville Joint Unified School District as Summer Hunger Heroes
Amber Green’s and Nick Dramis’ outstanding commitment to summer hunger relief earns national recognition
Sacramento, CA – No Kid Hungry today announced their annual Summer Hunger Heroes awardees, thirteen honorees hailing from ten states across the country who have shown outstanding commitment to summer hunger relief. This year’s heroes have gone above and beyond to expand summer meals in rural communities and broaden the impact of Summer EBT (also known as Sun Bucks).
Summer Hunger Hero honorees this year include Amber Green and Nick Dramis, of Marysville Joint Unified School District in Marysville, California, the Director of Nutrition and oversee Culinary Operations, respectively. Recognizing the potential impact of rural non-congregate meal programs, Amber and Nick launched four non-congregate sites last summer and plan to expand this year beyond their district boundaries, addressing food insecurity across the entire county.
Summer has traditionally been the hungriest time of year for kids, when regular school meals disappear for the season. But now, thanks to hard-fought policy wins that allow for flexible options like multi-day meal distribution and home deliveries, summer meals are reaching kids in remote corners of the states. And Summer EBT, which provides $120 in grocery benefits per child, is proving to be a gamechanger for ensuring eligible families can afford healthy food for their children.
“No Kid Hungry is proud to honor these outstanding individuals for their tireless work to ensure kids in rural communities receive summer meals and that families feel the economic relief afforded by Summer EBT benefits,” said Kathy Saile, No Kid Hungry California director. “Thanks to their efforts, thousands of kids can count on healthy meals all summer, allowing them to return to school in the fall healthy and ready to learn.”
No Kid Hungry salutes all our Summer Hunger Heroes and all those who work tirelessly to keep our children nourished and healthy over the summer and throughout the year.
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About No Kid Hungry
No child should go hungry in America. But millions of kids in the United States live with hunger. No Kid Hungry is working to end childhood hunger by helping launch and improve programs that give all kids the healthy food they need to thrive. This is a problem we know how to solve. No Kid Hungry is a campaign of Share Our Strength, an organization committed to ending hunger and poverty. Join us at NoKidHungry.org.
Last update: June 24, 2025
