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Peabody expands summer meals; district reports 10,000 meals served and new breakfast offering
Summary
Food services staff credited partnerships and outreach for a fivefold increase in summer meal distribution from 2023 to 2025, added breakfast service, and described kitchen investments and plans to expand offerings and equipment at several schools.
Peabody — District food services leaders told the School Committee Tuesday that this summer’s meal program served more than 10,000 meals after partnerships and expanded outreach, and the program added a breakfast service for the first time during the summer reach offering.
Food services staff and Superintendent Dr. Vedala credited No Child Goes Hungry (Peabody), the public library, the parks-and-rec department and outreach flyers in multiple languages for raising participation. "We served breakfast and lunch this year and served over 10,000 meals," a food…
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