//How Some School Districts Are Able to Feed More People in Need Than Food Banks

How Some School Districts Are Able to Feed More People in Need Than Food Banks

This story was originally published on Civil Eats.

When the novel coronavirus pandemic led school districts across the country to close in March, questions grew about whether the food-insecure children who depend on school meals to survive would still have access to them. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, for example, initially resisted closing schools in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, citing the fact that so many students rely on school breakfast and lunch for sustenance.

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