‘Hunger doesn’t take a break’: USDA’s SUN Bucks program aims to help Md. families through the summer

Summer can leave some students hungry in Maryland. But Gov. Wes Moore said help from the SUN Bucks program will be available this year.

Moore said the United States Department of Agriculture program is in addition to the Summer Food Service Program that provides free meals on-site in some low-income neighborhoods when school is out.

“Hunger doesn’t take a break during the summer months,” said LaMonica Jones, Interim Director of Maryland Hunger Solutions, a nonprofit that works on eradicating hunger in Maryland.