During the school year, many families rely on Free and Reduced-Price Schools Meals to help feed their children nutritious food and stretch their food budgets. For example, if a child eats breakfast and lunch every day at school that’s ten meals a week, per child, that parents don’t have to worry about providing. However, school is only in session nine months out of the year and many families find it difficult to pay for the additional meal costs when school is out. As a result, summer can mean hungry bellies and malnutrition for many kids across Montana. Kids that do not receive adequate nutrition over the summer months are at a disadvantage when school starts again in the fall. The Montana Food Bank Network is working to increase the number of summer food sites across the state as well as increasing participation at current sites.