Program keeps kids’ ‘tummies happy’

"Demand always outpaces the supply.”

If Dawn Burroughs were talking about a business, her quote might indicate a thriving venture.

Instead she’s a Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma spokeswoman. Her quote refers to the Food 4 Kids program, which provides chronically hungry elementary school students and their siblings not yet in school with healthy, "kid-friendly” meals during the weekends throughout the school year. They pick up the backpacks with food on Fridays and return them on Mondays.

The program has expanded from 263 schools at the end of last year to 304 schools now. There are 14 schools on the waiting list, which supports Burroughs’ statement.

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