Dig in: Dates, times set for Mon Schools summer feeding program
It’s the mealtime mantra that Brian Kiehl, who directs child nutrition services for Monongalia County Schools, voices every year at this time. “Hunger doesn’t take a summer vacation,” he’ll say. Even in relatively prosperous Mon, there’s still a sizeable serving of children who are suffering from food insecurity — which is an actual, documented measurement. To be food insecure means you aren’t able to sustain yourself, nutritionally. It means you’re literally, and clinically, not getting enough to eat. Of the more than 11,000 students currently enrolled ...
