ABOUT 2,000 A WEEK.
>> THERE ARE A NUMBER OF
ORGANIZATIONS, SUCH AS THE
NASHUA SOUP KITCHEN AND SHELTER,
THAT ARE TAKING PART IN THE
PROGRAM, DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT
CHILDREN UNDER 18 IN NASHUA
DON'T GO HUNGRY THIS SUMMER.
UNITED WAY OF GREATER NASHUA IS
SPEARHEADING THE EFFORT.
>> AS OF LAST WEEK, WE HAD
ALREADY DELIVERED OUT OVER
70,000 BREAKFASTS AND LUNCHES.
>> The Reporter: THE FOOD IS
AVAILABLE AT TEN FIXED
LOCATIONS, ALONG WITH 14 BUS
STOPS AND IS FREE TO ANY CHILD,
NO QUESTIONS ASKED.
>> THEY DON'T HAVE TO REGISTER.
THEY JUST SHOW UP AND THEY --
IT'S GRAB-AND-GO.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY REGISTRATION.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY BUREAUCRACY.
>> The Reporter: THE MEALS ARE
AVAILABLE ON MONDAY, WEDNESDAY
AND FRIDAY, WITH EXTRA MEALS
GIVEN OUT TO COVER THE OFF DAYS.
>> FOR BREAKFAST, YOU HAVE
CEREAL, MUFFINS, YOU KNOW,
PACKAGED UP.
FOR LUNCHES, YOU HAVE THINGS
LIKE, YOU KNOW, HAM SANDWICHES
AND TURKEY AND CHEESE
SANDWICHES.
>> The Reporter: LIKE A PROGRAM
IN MANCHESTER, EACH CHILD ALSO
GETS MILK, WITH THEIR CHOICE OF
PLAIN OR CHOCOLATE AND ALSO ON
THE WEEKENDS, THE SOUP KITCHEN
AUGMENTS THE MEALS WITH FRESH
PRODUCE AND FROZEN MEALS
AVAILABLE AT A HALF DOZEN
LOCATIONS.
MOST OF THE COST OF THE PROGRAM
IS PAID FOR WITH FEDERAL
DOLLARS, BUT THERE ARE ALSO
GRANTS AND LOCAL FUND RAISING
EFFORTS LIKE FOR THE NASHUA SOUP
KITCHEN TO HELP FILL IN THE
GAPS.
