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State Seeks More Partners For Summer Food Program

State officials are looking for more sponsors and sites in a federally funded program that offers children from low-income families free summer meals. 

The Ohio Department of Education says the Summer Food Service Program provided meals for an average of nearly 60,000 Ohio students per day last summer. The department wants to increase that number. Officials say nonprofit organizations and schools can qualify for the program if half of the kids in their areas are eligible for free or reduced-price school meals. Potential sponsors are asked to complete an online survey by March 1st.  More than 190 sponsors served meals at about 1,450 locations last year.

Mike Foley joined WCBE in February 2000, coming from WUFT in Gainesville, Florida. Foley has worked in various roles, from producing news and feature stories to engineering Live From Studio A sessions. A series of music features Foley started in 2018 called Music Journeys has grown into a podcast and radio show. He also assists in developing other programs in WCBE's Podcast Experience. Foley hosts The Morning Mix, a weekday music show featuring emerging and established musicians, our Columbus-area and Ohio-based talent, and additional artists that inspire him.
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