{"id":13647,"date":"2025-08-05T08:26:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T08:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/virginia\/?p=13647"},"modified":"2025-08-12T16:46:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T16:46:37","slug":"media-roundup-highlights-from-summer-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/virginia\/2025\/08\/05\/media-roundup-highlights-from-summer-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Roundup: Highlights from Summer 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When schools close for the summer, thousands of Virginia children can lose access to the nutritious meals they depend on during the school year. No Kid Hungry Virginia helps bridge this gap by supporting <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/virginia\/2025\/06\/09\/making-summer-count-how-to-find-free-summer-meals-for-kids-in-virginia\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">programs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that equip families with additional resources to keep children fed when school is out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thanks to our incredible partners across Virginia, summer meals are more accessible, flexible, and responsive to the needs of families. Because Virginia is committed to advancing innovative strategies to address childhood hunger, more kids than ever before can access the food they need during the summer months.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We work hard to celebrate these summer programs reflected in the media\u2014 helping raise awareness and drive action around summer hunger.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here\u2019s a look at some of the important stories from Summer 2025:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Summer Rural Non-Congregate Meals<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Augusta Free Press | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/augustafreepress.com\/news\/no-kid-hungry-virginia-awards-nearly-29k-grant-to-harrisonburg-schools-for-summer-meals-program\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No Kid Hungry Virginia awards nearly $29K grant to Harrisonburg Schools for summer meals program<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Page Valley News | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pagevalleynews.com\/no-kid-hungry-virginia-awards-14900-to-pcps-to-address-rural-summer-hunger\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No Kid Hungry Virginia awards $14,900 to PCPS to address rural summer hunger<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fredericksburg Free Press |<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fredericksburgfreepress.com\/2025\/06\/27\/no-kid-hungry-honors-fredericksburg-regional-food-bank-workers-as-summer-hunger-heroes\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No Kid Hungry honors Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank workers as Summer Hunger Heroes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">FXBG Advance | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fxbgadvance.com\/p\/regional-food-bank-team-recognized\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Regional Food Bank Team Recognized as National \u201cSummer Hunger Heroes\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Patch | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/patch.com\/virginia\/fredericksburg\/fredericksburg-regional-food-bank-honored-it-expands-summer-services?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank Honored As It Expands Summer Services<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WHSV | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whsv.com\/2025\/07\/18\/pcps-recognized-strong-summer-food-service-program\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PCPS recognized for strong summer food service program\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Food Service Director | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodservicedirector.com\/k-12-schools\/filling-a-hunger-gap-how-summer-meal-program-operators-are-using-non-congregate-meals-to-keep-rural-kids-fed\">Filing a hunger gap: How summer meal program operators are using non-congregate meals to keep rural kids fed<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Virginia SUN Bucks (Summer EBT)<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">13 News Now |<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.13newsnow.com\/article\/life\/food\/virginia-sun-bucks-helps-families-get-groceries-in-the-summer\/291-0c683b0e-4e76-48dd-8967-22b478528ac2\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Virginia Sun Bucks aims to fight summer hunger in children<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CBS19 News |<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbs19news.com\/news\/sun-bucks-can-help-families-with-summer-meals\/article_4a497580-d48a-491f-a304-e84ea483888c.html\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SUN Bucks can help families with summer meals<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>WTVR |<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtvr.com\/news\/local-news\/virginia-sun-bucks-july-21-2025\"> Get $120 for groceries: Virginia program helps families buy food<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When schools close for the summer, thousands of Virginia children can lose access to the nutritious meals they depend on during the school year. 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