More than 105,250 meals were served to children at 13 sites as part of the SUN Meals To-Go Program throughout the summer.

Cole Baker, child nutrition programs coordinator with the Baton Rouge Food Bank, said the program saw a 37.8% increase from last year.

Through the program, meals were distributed from the Audubon Regional Library at the Clinton branch in East Feliciana Parish and the Greensburg branch for St. Helena Parish. Baker commended all the participants in the report, thanking them for “a huge impact on their communities this year.”

Participating in the program for the second time this year, Audubon Regional Library Director Trevor Collings said “we were honored to help provide about 50,000 meals this summer, making sure that any child who came through our doors could leave wi

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