Having a good breakfast and lunch during the summer can be a challenge for many children in low-income families across the region.
Illinois state board of education spokesperson Mary Fergus says the state is helping provide free and reduced meals to area kids this summer. About 19-hundred sites are offering the free meals. In Jackson county, those locations include the Eurma Hayes Center in Carbondale and the Carbondale Boys and Girls club. Murphysboro grade school and Murphysboro High School are also providing free meals to those who qualify.
In Williamson County locations include Herrin Elementary school as well as Unity Christian School in Energy. A complete listing of locations is available by county on line at www.summer feeding illinois.org.
