“Only three million children are getting lunches through the federal summer lunch program.” While it may seem like many children are being aided in being feed during the summer, that is still twelve million less children being fed in Summer than during the school year. “School’s Out for Summer” is a well thought out essay by Anna Quindlen that discusses the impending epidemic that many children are not being feed nearly as much as they should be during the summer. The evidence she has presented enlighten us on the terrible fact that many kids go hungry during the warm summer months simply because they aren’t in school or in a daycare facility that provides them with a meal. Anna Quindlen’s essay draws our attention to the problem that many kids go hungry because they’re parents can not make enough money to provide them with meals. When children are not in …show more content…
during the summer time. She tells us that, “twelve million children were hungry or at risk,” and that, “food assistance from families increased almost 20 percent.” She refers to summer as “ground zero in the battle to keep kids fed.” Quindlen tells us that, “many families are denied food stamps because of new welfare policies.” She informs us on the fact that we should all be helping to end hunger in our own country. “School’s Out for Summer” by Anna Quindlen is an essay that sheds light on the child hunger epidemic within America. She informs us that during the summer, twelve million children are not being fed properly for lack of money that their parents can provide. She gives us solid information on the problem and tells us how hard it is to get foods stamps, and that many who are hunger have jobs that pay minimum wage, and many are not homeless. Quindlen allows us to see the real problem with this that many don’t necessarily think about. “The Sooner You Believe It, the Sooner We Can End