Schools Serving Up More Free Lunches As Economy Sours

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WASHINGTON -- There is such a thing as a free lunch. And school districts across the country report that kids are eating many more of them as the flailing economy hits families hard.

The National School Lunch Program fed more than 30 million children in the 2006-07 school year with federal and state funds. According to the School Nutrition Association, which represents workers who provide the meals, almost 80 percent of schools surveyed by the organization are reporting an increase in the number of free lunches served this year.

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Schools Serving Up More Free Lunches As Economy Sours

Crystal FitzSimons of the Food Research and Action Center in Washington said more families are signing up for free sch...

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